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They weren’t exactly my cup of tea.
     
    Then I thought about Gigi. None of it was about me. It was all about her. With that in mind, I got out of the car, my hands clenched into fists. I was ready to defend myself no matter what it took. As long as I got her out of there safe and sound.
     
    I knocked on the door. I saw light coming from inside and heard the sound of voices. A girl came to the door. She was probably barely legal, wearing more makeup at one time than I’d worn in my entire life.
     
    “Yeah?” She looked me up and down, sneering a little. I tried to hide my distaste.
     
    “I’m here for Gigi.” My voice was strong, demanding. I couldn’t be intimidated by her or any of them. My hands were still clenched in fists at my sides.
     
    Her face changed, softened. “Are you her mom?”
     
    “No. So she’s here?”
     
    “Yeah. Who are you?” Just then, the girl was brushed aside. A man took her place at the door, and he was much bigger and more intimidating than she was. I felt my resolve weaken, then reminded myself again of why I was there.
     
    Holy hell, I realized. He was her father. There was no denying it. They had the same eyes, steel gray, and the same nose and cheeks. She was his.
     
    “Are you Gigi’s father?”
     
    “Like my friend here asked, who the hell are you?” He had a menacing growl to his voice.
     
    “I’m her teacher. I’m Jamie Hollis.” I raised my voice to be heard over the voices inside.
     
    “Miss Jamie!” The sound was music to my ears, and tears sprang to my eyes when I saw Gigi running toward me. I bent, scooping her up into a bear hug.
     
    “Oh, sweetie! We missed you so much in school this week!” I held her, breathing her in. She was safe. My heart was so full of relief I could hardly think straight.
     
    I stepped into the clubhouse, not caring whether or not I was welcome, and looked her over. “Are you okay?” I asked.
     
    “Fine.”
     
    “Nobody hurt you?” I heard her father scoffing, but I kept my eyes on her. I didn’t care what he thought of me, or what he thought of the way I thought of him. As far as I was concerned, he was scum.
     
    “No. They’re all pretty nice. Especially Traci and Erica.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “I wanna go home.”
     
    “I know you do, sweetheart.” Only your mommy’s not at home, honey . My heart broke for her. She was safe, but where was Rae?
     
    I stood, facing Gigi’s father. “You know my name. Who are you?”
     
    “Gigi’s father. Or so they tell me.” He sneered, looking me up and down.
     
    I cringed a little under his gaze, then reminded myself who was the teacher and who was the criminal. I squared my shoulders and faced him down.
     
    “That’s great. Did you have a name before that, though?”
     
    He snorted. “Lance Richmond.”
     
    “Looks like you have a problem, Lance.”
     
    “You don’t know the half of it, Jamie.”
     
    I didn’t like the way his eyes bored into me, like he was trying to see my thoughts. I turned my head away, breaking eye contact. Gigi tugged at my hand.
     
    “I’m playing a game with Erica and Traci.”
     
    “You go over there and play, then.” I smiled, patting her on the head. She hurried back to the coffee table, where a board game had been spread out. One of the two girls playing with her was the one who answered the door. I turned back to Lance.
     
    “What’s this all about?”
     
    He shrugged. “Your guess is as good as mine, lady.”
     
    “Was this the first time you met Gigi?”
     
    “Honey, this is the first time I ever heard of Gigi.”
     
    “Don’t call me ‘honey,’ please.” The words fell out of my mouth without me thinking about them.
     
    “Sorry. Miss.”
     
    That was better. “So you didn’t even know she existed?”
     
    “Nope. I hadn’t seen Rae since I dumped her. She was starting with the needle. I don’t do drugs, none of my people do drugs.” He looked serious. I appreciated that, at