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I checked the peephole and pulled back What the heck was Mo around her, tackling hed

"I totally ate yours"

I ruffled h his curls "I’m totally cool with that"

Moht?"

I raised an eyebrow "Afternoon checkups never happened at Boulder"

She bowed her head with a smile "Touché"

I motioned her inside, and she stepped in, dressed, hair and"It’s nice," she said, her eyes sweeping over our apartment

"Thanks, Mom"

"Mrs Howard," Sam mumbled as she sat up

"There’s your late night," I whispered at hed quietly "Her mother would definitely not approve"

"Here’s the deal, Moerator, pulled out a Sprite, and pushed it toward Gus "You show up on the weekend, you keep the secrets"

"Deal" She fidgeted with her phone "I have an appointment for your sister Do you think Gus could stay with you for a couple hours?"

"An appointht it best that she start seeing someone, especially after I found those credit card bills you paid off while I wasn’t quite ed "I didn’t kno to tell you"

"You did just fine Better than I could have ever drea it back a bit at a tiist is part of that It wouldn’t hurt you to, either, you know" She forced a so to therapy

I blatantly ignored her and turned to see Gus staring at Sa with me for a bit?"

"Yeah!"

"He’s cool, Mo at you in five rowled at Gus and pulled hiled playfully to get away

"Thank you, Ember"

"No problem That’s why I moved back here, Mom To help out"

Her cool hand stroked down ht the dia set "I want you to live your life, too"