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ckly transitioning from a toddler bed, or the small mattr

night. Last time, she almost

the lion's fault, Daddy. He's 'posed to protect

nd flattened my palm on her stomach, her large blu

uffed. "But I

y. Even when you go off to co

ch

, far away from my daughter." I held her cheek, giving her five kisses in a row. Not six.

to tell Uncle

at her. "

r bed, surprised to se

rly yelled fr

have a present for you downstairs, but I need to talk to you

erly squea

when I reached the d

the stars in

t, the same way I did every

tes, Eve," Hannah voiced as

o me, "My God, you two act like identical

he's the

"There's no dou

ard my cousin's outfit. "You're dressed a little formal for

and I were upstairs. And knowing my daughter, I wouldn't have been surprised if she'd

re straight fr

ch. "You were wo

ole, and for some reason, he insist

, De

The man has ears like a dog, and somehow, miraculously, he'll kno

or drinks tonight, so

g out with that dickhe

my parents talk nonstop law, molding them like they'd molded us. Camden was in school on the opposite side of the country, but Hannah was here, finishing up her last

ator, he was the man

t like no one

therfucker

full-time with a portfolio of clients who'll be ea

he bottom of the steps. "I promi

e smell from the kitchen wafted up my nose

her finger-"the one we don't name-so I stuck some

ook a tray out of the oven. At least a dozen

he looked at m

I want

ed the dessert on a napkin. "So you can take t

melted on my tongue. "Man,

in her bed tomorro

nt she'd

ld hav

already brus

now I'm still going to

iest part-time na

crossing her arms. "Speaking of

woman-even if she's your cousin-wants to

fridge and gra

lows and said, "All right,

, not your mom, not your mom's h

hat this

e nudge." She picked up a cookie and chowed down half. "Ford, I'm drowning, and even though I love your daughter l