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“Not often”

“Oh, okay I was just wondering”

Peter looks over atfor the next question You never just have one question”

“Well, do you miss him?”

“Who?”

“Your dad!”

“Oh I don’t know I think it’s more that I miss how it used to be with us Him and my mom and me and Owen We were like a teaets quiet “He justtook care of things”

“I guess that’s what dads do”

“That’s what he’s doing for his new family” Peter says it matter-of-factly, without bitterness “What about you? You miss your mom?”

“Sometimes, when I think about it” Suddenly I say, “You knohat I miss? I miss bath tietting your hair washed is just the best feeling? Like, ater and bubbles and fingers in your hair It’s so nice”

“Yeah, it is”

“Sometimes I don’t think about her at all, and thenand then soht like, I wonder what she would think of irl, and now I’er, and I wonder, if she saw nize me?”

“Of course she would She’s your ed a lot” An uncoretting co about his dad, because at least his dad is still alive And then, because Peter’s looking at hten up and say in a haughty voice, “I’ now “Oh yeah?”

“Oh, yes, I’ht before I get out of the car, he says, “I can tell ood inside It’s always been really important to me that other people’sover to Genevieve’s house—hanging out with her mom Wendy was so stylish She used to wear a silky blouse and nice pants and a state around the house Perfect hair, always sood hair, but she doesn’t have her ht nose Hers has a little bue that I think only adds to her appeal

“By the way, you definitely don’t wearbronzer on my white shirts”

For someone who’s over Genevieve, he sure does talk about her a lot Though it’s not just hi about her too Even when she’s not here, she’s here That girl has some kind of reach

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DURING CHEMISTRY, PETER WRITES ME a note that says, Can I coht to study for the test?

I write back, I don’t re in the contract After he reads it, he turns around and gives !