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you."
    You don't know the half of it, Kaine thought, glancing at Shane.
    Kaine was determined to ignore Shane and act like his presence didn't bother her. "So where are you guys getting married?"
    "Were getting married at the congregational church," her dad said, swallowing. "And we were thinking we would have the reception here in the backyard. By the way Kainie, this is fantastic."
    "Yeah, Kainie," Shane chimed in. "Good job."
    Kaine ignored him. "Here?"
    "Well why not? It's certainly big enough."
    "Well yeah, but..."
    The backyard was almost in worse condition than the bathroom. Overgrown shrubs and a lawn in desperate need of mowing, Kaine wasn’t sure that a team of experts could get it ready in time.
    "It just needs a little bit of work," Her father insisted.
    Jay snorted. "Have you ever seen the backyard, dad? It's a fucking mess."
    "Language," dad snapped, gesturing to Logan. Jay sighed. He had no filter and would have a hard time controlling his mouth. At least he only had to be here for another month and a half before he went back to school. Kaine would be stuck here all year with Shane and Logan.
    By the time they left, it was almost 9pm. Kaine didn't care. She texted Lucy.
    Emergency. Coming over.
    She didn't wait for a response. She changed into shorts and a tee shirt and ran to Lucy's house. By the time she got there, tears were streaming down her face. Lucy opened the door to a sobbing Kaine. She gasped. "Oh no, what happened? Come on." She led Kaine into the living room, where Kelsey was sitting in front of the TV and staring at her, wide eyed. "Kaine, what happened?"
    Kaine put her head in her hands and sobbed until she had no tears left. Sniffling, she sat up and looked at Lucy and Kelsey. "Shane," she choked out.
    "Shane?" Kelsey repeated. "What did that asshole do now?"
    Thankfully, Kelsey hated Shane too. He had tripped her on purpose once and laughed as she picked up her books.
    "Nancy's son. Shane. Going to be..." She hiccupped. "My step brother. Moving into my house."
    Lucy and Kelsey stared at her, speechless. "Shane Ellery is moving into your house?" Kelsey repeated.
    Kaine nodded. "I can't...I can't be there anymore. I don't trust him. This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me." She started crying again. "It's not fair. He's the reason I hate going to school. Now I have to be scared in my own house?"
    "Oh, shit," Lucy finally mumbled.
    The girls sat in silence for a minute, none of them quite knowing what to say. Finally, Lucy broke the silence. "You know you're always welcome here. If it gets to be too much. And your brother is home for the rest of the summer. And you can put a lock on your door that locks from the outside, too. That way he can't go through your stuff when you're not there. And he'll have wrestling like every day after school. So it's really just at dinner you'd have to see him."
    Kaine nodded. "Yeah, I guess."
    "Maybe we should join a team or a club or something," Kelsey piped in. "That gives you an excuse not to be home as much."
    "Let's try out for cheerleading!" Lucy cried. Kaine and Kelsey looked at each other and burst out laughing. "Well, why not?" Lucy said, putting her hands on her hips. "I was a cheerleader at my old school. I can show you some moves. It's not as hard as it looks. Kaine, you're in the best shape you've ever been in. And Kelsey, you used to do gymnastics. Come on, it'll be fun."
    "Yeah, maybe," Kelsey dismissed her, standing up. "I have to go. Greg is waiting for me." Greg was Kelsey's boyfriend. He was a nice guy, and they made a really cute couple. "Bye, Kels!" Lucy shouted. As soon as the door shut she turned back to Kaine. "Are you going to tell your dad what Shane did to you?"
    They hadn't told Kelsey what had happened. The less people who knew, the better. "I don't know. What am I supposed to say? 'Hey dad, your new stepson came at me with a knife and tore my clothes off and groped me.' Shane would just deny it. And what if my dad believed