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I smiled "Of course, honey Ma up the feathers and set Steven’s old Polaroid ca the feather for her ‘Daddy and Me’ box When I caht s her

"Okay, say cheese!"

"Cheeeeeseeee!" she screamed

The picture printed out, and Emma ran inside to add it to her collection

My eyes looked out at Tristan, as cutting the grass as if he had no clue as happening Walking over to him, I shut off the laer "Thank you," I said

"I don’t knohat the hell you’re talking about"

"Tristan…thank you"

He rolled his eyes "Can you just let me be?"

He went to turn it back on, but I placed h, but warrow even warmer He smiled a true s "It’s no big deal I found the freakin’ feathers in Mr Henson’s shop It didn’t taketoward the house, speaking of Eood"

"Stay for breakfast?" I asked

He shook his head

"Stop by for lunch"

He declined

"Dinner?"

He bit his botto ain, I alle word he spoke "Okay"

The neighbors all gossiped about what itTristan work onto care less and less what others thought of me

I sat on the porch, surrounded by the feathers as he finished the laork Emma played fetch with Zeus

And every now and then, Tristan remembered how to smile