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Mary moved from the couch to a spread out baby blanket on the floor and lay beside Leo, entertained by his smile Colorful toys surrounded thehts, two did both

Thirty

She found her phone in her purse and answered it without looking at as calling "We’re fine!"

"We? Who are we?" The sound of Glen’s voice made her heart skip

She sat down next to Leo and continued to dangle a soft toy out of his reach

"You found led her nose at Leo "Don’t I?" she said in a high-pitched voice

Glen laughed "So Dakota finally caved"

"I thought for sure you were her calling"

"How is babysitting time?"

"Leo and I are just hangingwaiting for the pizza and beer delivery"

"I don’t think he’s on solid food yet"

"The pizza’s forother thanfun"

"Leo’s a really good listener, and I have lots to talk about" She had hiht?"

"Uneventful I like flying with Jason We don’t get enough tiine he’s a captive audience in a cockpit," she said

"I think that’s part of the appeal for this trip That and the fact that our London affiliates need to see our faces more than once a year"

They talked about how often he went to London

She told him she’d never been

He told her he’d take her there soonthat she’d better update her passport

To which she let him know she didn’t have one

And then Leo became a little upset that he wasn’t the center of Mary’s attention

"I should let you go," Glen decided

"I think there is diaper duty in my immediate future"

"And as awful as that sounds, I still wish I was there with you"