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"Well, don’t keep us waiting," JoAnne iaze and s, heroic na sessions over na the heroes in Dakota’s books At one point they’d brought up the name Leo, but Dakota hadn’t used it until now

"We don’t have one Leo in the family" JoAnne sounded unconvinced

"Precisely," Walt said to hisanother chair "I’ll be taking baby Leo for his first bath in about half an hour," she told the to have to boot you all to the door when I do"

"We’re all shot anyway," Monica told her

"Not as shot as me" They all chuckled at Dakota’s comment

Walt lifted Leo from Dakota’s arms and walked to his mother

While JoAnne and Dakota had had a rocky start, the twothe holidays

JoAnne pushed back in the chair and held out her arrew misty-eyed "Aren’t you just the most beautiful boy"

Mary took that ?"

"Exhausted"

The gaggle of people centered around the baby, giving the?"

Dakota narrowed her gaze "Freakin’ broken How the hell a?" she whispered

Mary looked around the room "With lots of hands Your mother will be here tomorrow"

"I’h "I’ht across the street"

Dakota placed her hand on hers "I know Thank you I don’t knohat I would have done if I’d fallen and you weren’t there"

"You’d have crawled to the phone and dialed 911 It’s not like you’re ninety and had a stroke"

"Still"

Words between best friends weren’t needed, but always nice to hear

"Have we figured out where everyone is staying tonight?" Walt asked when Leo had been passed to his father

"I suppose we can get a hotel"

"It’s a little late for that I have a pullout inroom" Mary’s two-bedroom condo had her office space and her bedroouests, so the pullout was perfect Dakota and Walt’s place was larger, but the nursery took up the guest bedroouys can take our roolanced at Glen

Glen in her spacehoas that for irony? "Monica can bunk with meyou can take the pullout"