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"Where are they? I want mine now," Harley informed me

"Harley, I know you’re excited, but what do we say about patience?" I re," he sang in a knowingly voice

The Stevens see Harley and Ozzy with a stable home, but I admit it irritated me to have to ask permission to spend time with my own brothers since I was the one that had parented theo

"I need to talk to Mr and Mrs Stevens first, and if it’s alright with them, I want to take you out for a little while"

The boys pulled onme toward the house "Ask them now cause I know they’ll say yes"

I went in the house and spent a little time with Mr and Mrs Stevens and they were very complimentary about the boys’ behavior When I asked perreed to allow ht the park sounded like a good idea

I didn’t know if Mr and Mrs Stevens would have a birthday cake for Harley and Ozzy, so I bought them a small cake and put four candles on one side and five on the other We sat at a picnic table and I sang happy birthday to them and let them blow out their candles and make a wish

"I wished for you to come live with us at Brian and Heather’s house," Harley informed me

"Harley, you’re not supposed to tell anyone what you wished for or it won’t coonna come true anyway, so it don’t ed

Ozzy piped in and said, "I’ what my as cause I want it to come true"

I put a piece of cake in front of Harley and he looked at Ozzy "Don’t get your hopes up"

"Sometimes hope is all you have, so you shouldn’t take that away from him, Harley"

I passed sorin "Chocolate My favorite"

They finished their cake then opened the gifts I bought for the it didn’t take expensive gifts to please them

My time with the boys was too short, but I returned them to Brian and Heather when the three hours were up and then the worst part caed ain soon As I pulled away, I proain one day I didn’t knoas going to pull it off, but I would find a way to make it happen

25 Kiss and Tell

Claire

I openedbecause I want to know everything"

I stepped back froh the door first?"

She barged through the door "I want to hear about soive me the spicy edit version I want the full Monty"

We plopped down on the couch together "I’s I have for him are so different from the way I felt about Forbes They are so intense and I knohat people are going to think and say about us, but I don’t care I honestly don’t care"

She pointed her finger at me "That’s called love-the real and authentic kind I know I said so, but I want you to be happy and if it’s hio for it"

"Thank you for understanding I don’t knohat I’d do if you didn’t" Then it dawned on me she didn’t approve of Forbes, so this really was a step up

She raised up to sit on her leg,herself coht"

"He spent the night," I squealed loudly

Payton covered her hand with her in’ way Did you play carpenter and let him nail you?"

She had such a ords "How romantic, but the answer is no We did not play carpenter"