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Oh, Dawn, Khoe sighed, this is going to be different. She thought of all the ways she could explain the situation without patronizing or insulting anyone involved, but it seemed that there were no truely safe routes. We're a family, right? she asked, then paused with a quizzical expression, Moms and dads who create families stay with them, and I don't have plans to go anywhere anytime soon. No matter how bad things got, Khoe was determined to stay alive for her children. 

But it seemed that this concern of Dawn's was the least of Khoe's worries. She bit at the inside of her cheek and hesitantly called for @Grayday. Maybe he can explain things better than I can, she thought to herself, then realized what she had just done; a sticky situation was about to get a lot more messy.