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She passes PJ to Paul and nods "Do you think Sky and Eo shopping I get a flirty short white dress that will be perfect for s I pull it from my pocket

"What did you do, princess?" Pete barks in hter in his voice

"I don’t knohat you mean," I say, as Mom pays the bill for my dress

"Gonzo just rolled up with Edward’s sister on his lap, and Edward is shooting knives at hio surf fishing"

"Oh, they’re here! I’lad they made it!"

"I can’t believe you invited theh "They’re family, Pete"

"They don’t bother you, princess? They’re not around enough already?"

"Never," I say, and I mean it

I can hear the smile in his voice when he says, "I love you"

"I love you too," I tell hiles froht have been h so hard she snorts, and then that starts her up all over again

"Ohto kill me," Sky says from her spot in the driver’s seat "I left with a bunch of oldback with a bunch of drunks"

Monated driver tonight, since she’s pregnant She drank water all night All night is a serious overstateet shit-faced We pull up in the driveway of the beach house and Sky calls soet the drunks out of the car?" she says

"I am not drunk!" I yell, and then I wince because my head hurts I have had way too et you in the car"

Mom touches the top of my head from her seat behind me But it’s more like she clunks ," she says "So am I I hope your father is still awake because I plan to rock his world"

"E!" I say "TMI!"

She laughs "You’re about to be an old an Get over it"

I am about to be an oldof whom, the van door slides open and all the Reed an says "What did you do to my wife?" He pulls Emily’s arm because she’s closest to the door, and hoists her over his shoulder

"You could have just carried entlehs

"Good night, all!" he calls out