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and made a gagging sound. “Chad? I dumped him last week. I don't know what I ever saw in him.”
    Aiden looked over at me. “Grace, I'd like you to meet Roxy. Roxy, this is my little sister, Grace.”
    The girl looked over at me for the first time. At first she gave me a what the hell are you doing with my brother look, then she looked at my car and her face lit up. “Oh em gee! Is this your car?”
    I couldn't help but smile at Grace. I was definitely going to like her. “Yep.”
    “I've always wanted to ride in one,” she said, looking longingly at my car.
    “ Maybe we can go for a ride later?” I looked up at Aiden, hoping it would be ok. He winked at me.
    “ Awesome!” She walked back inside with a hop in her step. I knew that I had already won her over.
    “ Ready to go inside?” he asked.
    I took a deep breath. “Sure.”

SEVEN
     
    AIDEN
    I took Roxy's hand as we made our way inside the tiny trailer I called home . I was still unsure why I brought her with me, all I knew was that I couldn't leave her alone all weekend. Not after last night.
    I wondered what my mom would think. Would she believe that we were only friends? Why wouldn't she believe it? It's true. But did I want more? If I was being truthful with myself, I would say yes, but I couldn't. Mostly because Roxy was fucked up enough without adding me into the mix. I would end up breaking her heart, and I couldn't do that.
    “Mom?” I said, entering the house.
    “ Aiden?” I heard her from the other room. She came into the living room, looking very tired. Her hair was pulled up into a messy bun on top of her head, and she looked like she didn't get any rest all night long. She was exhausted, as usual. It hurt to see her like that.
    I hugged her. “Hey mom, I'd like you to meet my friend, Roxy. Roxy, this is my mom, Barbara.”
    “It's nice to meet you,” my mom said as she gave Roxy a hug. I could tell that it made Roxy feel uncomfortable, but she hugged her back.
    “ You too, Mrs. Dixon.”
    “ Please, call me Barbara,” Mom insisted. She then turned to me. “It's so nice you brought a friend . Do you have classes together?”
    “ No,” Roxy answered. “We, uh... We met on the roof.”
    I jumped in. “I went up there because Gary had the room... occupied. I needed to study. When I went up there, Roxy was playing guitar and singing.”
    “A musician,” my mom smiled approvingly. “Well, Roxy, it is very nice to meet you. I'm so glad you could come.”
    “ Where's Aaron?” I asked.
    “ He's in my room, asleep.” She frowned. “The pain medicine they gave him knocks him right out.”
    “ How did he take surgery?”
    “ Aaron was so brave. He had such a great doctor. We had to go all the way to Mobile to do it. I missed an entire shift at work.” I could hear the worry in her voice. We couldn't afford medical insurance, and I knew it would be an expensive visit.
    “ Who was his surgeon?” Roxy asked.
    “ Dr. Gibson.”
    “ Your dad?” I asked.
    She nodded. “Yeah. That must have been the call he got after the game.”
    “Wow,” Mom smiled. “He's such a nice man. So good at his job. He really made Aaron feel comfortable.”
    Roxy smiled. “Yeah, he is a great surgeon.” She said it as if she had experienced it first hand. I remembered what she had said about being in the hospital for 4 months. Was Dr. Gibson her doctor then? What happened to her?
    “Since you're here, I'm going to head into work early. I need to make up my hours from last night.”
    “ Why don't you just rest? You look tired.”
    “ Aiden,” she said in a stern voice. “You know trips to the hospital aren't free.”
    “ I know, Mom.”
    “ Give Aaron a dose of medicine at 1 o'clock. It taste nasty, and he doesn't like to take it. You just have to bribe him,” she instructed.
    I nodded. “I've got it covered.”
    She kissed me on the cheek. “Nice to meet you Roxy. Bye, Aiden.” With that, she was out the door.
     
    ROXY
    I liked Aiden's