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I took him for a quick tour of my apartment "This is the laundry room here and then these are the stairs that lead up to the roof" He followed me back down the hall to the kitchen

"Wow, this is a really nice place you have! This kitchen is beautiful! I love the granite countertops and the cherry cabinets Wine fridge and everything"

"Thanks I just had it re-done a few reen color hite cabinets It was really depressing The bathroo to be lasses out of the cabinet for both of us

While I was filling our glasses, Iout with sos to do But then he did intend to hang out with uess it didn’t make a difference to him how he spent those hours I was just relieved that I had him here with me where he was protected from the insanity

"Do you want to watch so his sneakers off My insides war he wanted to stay with me He removed the throw pillow and nestled his body into the corner of the couch "Here, why don’t you lay down," he instructed as he placed the pillow next to his leg

"No, that’s okay I’m fine" I sat down on the opposite end of the couch and curled ain if I lay down His lips pulled together and he gave led his phone out of his pocket to listen to his voicehow in-demand he was, I was surprised that he didn’t take any calls while ere fishing Come to think of it, he hadn’t taken any calls at all while he ith ers tapped two more times before he held the phone up to his ear "Hi Dad," he said cheerfully "What are you up to?"

I looked over at hiht enough of his parents to call them Ryan smiled back at me

It was impossible not to listen to his conversation since he was sitting three feet away but I tried to appear distracted While he talked, I flipped through the channels looking for souess what I did yesterday and today I was fishing!"

He told his father all about the lake and the cabin and how relaxed he felt It secretly delighted ?"

"They’re still down in the kitchen"

He slipped out the apartured he would have continued his conversation in private, but he just ran downstairs, grabbed our bags, and came back instantly to resuht yet? I have to checkthe screen on his phone

"Dad, just hang on a second Okay," he said while touching through a calendar "Mom’s birthday is Friday the thirty-first No, I’ht then you can stay for the weekend" It was apparent by his tone that he was looking forward to seeing his parents

While he talked, I wondered what his parents looked like Did Ryan look like his mother or did he take after his father? The way he spoke to his dad reat relationship

"I have to work on the seventeenth It’s no big deal We can celebrateOkay, let me talk to mom…"

I looked over at hi up, apparently in Nove twenty-seven this year too

"Hi Mom How are you? I’m at a friend’s place Her na story; I’ll tell you later… because she’s sitting right next toto love her"

I thought he ht say s quickly and went to the kitchen I filled h the pantry for so bland to eat I had just found a box of crackers when Ryan came into the kitchen, still on his phone

He started to rub his forehead "It’s getting worse, Moo anywhere" I didn’t need to hear her questions to knohat they were

I leaned my elbows on the counter and restedsick and not having any food in erator here I kept most of my ht out of my hand