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By three, the et her car up to check out as draining the battery until theBy three fifteen, Leroy called to say he would bust the floor on Mondayafternoon Sarcase By three thirty Mary was standing outside her building waiting for her Uber ride to show up and texting Dakota I’ wine

Dakota was quick on the reply That bad?

The Uber driver pulled up and she jumped in the back He repeated the address she’d already put in the syste her attention to her phone You have no idea

Mary heard the friendly "come in" from the back of Dakota’s place after her knock "I’ told her where Dakota was in the condo

"Look who is awake" Mary sing a diaper, and Leo was in the process of waking the dead

"He doesn’t like his butt cold" Dakota ses your diaper, it’s coldisn’t it?" Her voice raised an octave asto infants

Mary peeked over Dakota’s shoulder and s so fast"

Dakota taped down the edges of the diaper and tugged on his tiny pants All of this she did with one hand while leaning against a crutch

"Where’s Walt?"

"I sent him to the store" Dakota backed away "Why don’t you hold him while I wash my hands"

Mary stilled and found her pal?

Dakota found her other crutch and made her way into the kitchen

Mary squeezed her fists and approached her nephew Careful with his head He fussed as he kicked but settled alhed next to nothing She settled hi boy?"

Leo blinked and stared as he quieted his cries

Mary’s crazy day floated aith a blink of a tiny baby’s eyes When Leo let out a peep, she found her bodyside to side, and the motion made him smile "Not bad for a newbie, eh?" she whispered

"It’s about tilanced up to see her BFF staring at them "What?"

"You do realize this is the first time you’ve held him"

Leo watched her with trust "Actually, I think this is the first time I’ve ever held a baby" She kneas "Maybe I should sit down"

"You’d never drop him," Dakota told her

Mary slowly let her butt reach the sofa

Dakota sluracefully in the chair beside them "You’ve really never held a baby?"

"When would I have had the opportunity? I don’t have siblings I didn’t go with you when your sister had her last one I was raised by nunsand they don’t have babiesso Leo is my first"