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"You didn’t hear it the first three ti past me and into the kitchen, where she proceeds to brew a cup of coffee, then glances over at me "You look like shit"

"Thanks" I slide onto a stool, longing for a cup of that coffee "Didn’t sleep"Did you get it all straightened out with Callie?"

"Not really," I reply and scratch ive her time to cool down"

"You’re an idiot"

"Wait What?"

"She’s upset, thinks you’ve been out with another woman, and you walk away to let her cool off? You’re such a man"

"First of all, I don’t like the way you call "

"It can be," she says, but I keep going

"Second, I know Callie pretty well by now, and I think she needed soive her?" Van asks

"A day," I reply "I , and turns back to o see her You knoo us, tell us we’re pretty, and we’re happy"

"Not true," I reply, shaking my head "Y’all are complicated as fuck TrustI want to see her, but I’ her space"

"Whatever," she says "There was a reason I stopped by"

"Aside fro lares atfor the divorce next week"

"I’m there," I say immediately Van will never have to be in a roohts tears, and I stand, circle to her and pull her in for a hug "It’s going to be okay, you know"

"Why is it taking so long?" she asks "It was supposed to be over long ago, but he keeps appealing everything"

"His lawyer is a dick, but ours are better," I assure her, rocking her back and forth "He can legally appeal all he wants, but it’ll eventually lead to a court date and it’ll be over"

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