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"I can sleep on the couch," I offered, not planning to kick anyone out of his bed, especially a little boy

"Oh, no It’s fine" She waved ether anyway One usually gets up in the ht to find his or her way into the other’s bedroom I’m not sure e bother to even try to separate theet down

Eva let the child slide to the floor "So, we’ll just set you up in Julian’s room, like I said," she went on as if she didn’t even notice her child was tottering straight for me "Because it’ll be easier for ht"

The kid stopped in front ofaze to her mother, but Eva just smiled at me and lifted her eyebrows as if to say, Well, what’re you waiting for?

I hadn’t held a baby since theof the day I was arrested, when my sister Mercy had needed ony burrowed into e

I knelt in front of Skylar, trying not to let et the best of me, but then she sah-bah," she said, waving her hands with each word

I glanced at Eva to see if I was supposed to understand so in all that ed

"Skylar’s our little jabber box Julian’s usually the one who doesn’t say anything unless he has so serious and understandable to say"

Skylar stepped closer to ah-baw"

Eva gasped and stepped forward "Skylar! No hitting"

"No, it’s okay," I assured her, holding up a hand to let her knoasn’t hurtright before Skylar grabbed ht in the eyes "Ma-dadddddaaaa," she hollered