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"I don’t want you to get hurt by your rock star boyfriend either, you know What are we supposed to do? Stay single forever so no one gets hurt? Maybe it’ll work out"

She nods and then shrugs "I wasn’t a bitch to her"

"I appreciate that I’d also appreciate it if you continued not being a bitch to her, especially this weekend in Vegas"

"You’re bringing her?"

"Yes"

She nods again and blinks, thinking it over "Okay It could be fun"

"You’ll probably like her"

"Let’s not go crazy now"

I laugh and snatchof chips out of her hands before she eats the whole da softie"

"I alares at me "How dare you call me that?"

"Because you are You just want us all to think you’re badass"

"I don’t have to sit here and take this from you"

"Blah blah blah…" I roll my eyes and pull her off the stool "Come on, let’s watch a s and she answers "Hi, Moht now Okay"

She hands the phone to me and cackles like a witch as she passes me in the hallway and drops into my recliner

"Hi, Mom" I’ve been on the phone more today than I have been in the last ten years co dinner here to Meredith"

"On a Wednesday?"

"You’re all going on your little adventure in Vegas this weekend," she re her over Luke, Nat and the babies are coets home from LA tomorrow afternoon, so I’ll ask her when I pick her up from the airport" Saher I irl"

"Okay Do you want to harass Sam now?"

"Sure Love you, sweet boy"

"Love you too, Mom"

I pass Sam her phone and steal the remote from her hands

"Mom! Mark just stole the re?"

She sticks her tongue out at ive in and settle back to watch a bunch of kids in detention on a Saturday At least the as kind of hot," I say when Sam ends the call with Mom

"Judd Nelson was hot," she says and kicks her feet up

"How late is Leo gonna be?"

She shrugs and doesn’tlate a lot," she says "I don’t knohen he’ll be done"