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Wrapping her arhtly I was afraid she was going to choke ht Get up off the floor and let ," Jeff said as Grace and I both stood up Grace ran into her father’s arave me a soft kiss on the cheek

"Well done, sweetheart"

"Thank you," I said with a wink

Grace hugged herback so yourself into She’s just like her mother"

"Oh stop it," Ari said as Matt ca that had just happened, I wasn’t even sure when he left

"Oh Everyone is so happy! Noah, come telltoday!"

Grace giggled and uest bedroom that was downstairs Matt often stayed with Jeff and Ari so they converted the guest bedroom for Matt to stay there Jeff had even built on an addition to give Matt a small studio to paint in

There was a blank canvas already set up and Matt sat in front of it as he stared at it We ood three aveto stand there and be an ass to tell me what you want me to paint"

"Oh!" I said with a soft chuckle Here I thought Matt was getting into the zone and all he was really doing is waiting on me to tell him what to paint

"Matt, do you think you could paint rinned fro, Grace I’ll paint her like how I just saw her She seemed to be very happy I like a happy Grace Not a sad Grace"

Feeling my heart drop, I nodded "I like a happy Grace too, Matt"

Matt picked up his brush and said, "Okay bye, assmole"

"Oh, u out of the bedroom, I turned and headed back to the kitchen Ari and Jeff were sitting at the table talking When I walked in, they both stopped talking and stared atthe"

Ari’s s hi for you He loves to paint It cal my sweaty palms on my jeans, I said, "It’sa picture of Grace for me"