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And although Muistered I was due for a sizable heap of shit when I asked her--for the first tio out We’d always taken the baby with us, but this waswell, this was entirely different

"Mum," I started as she walked back around her desk to sit down "I was hoping to take Sara out this co Annabel?"

Her face fell "Max, you forgot"

I groaned Fuck This was the second time a woot what?"

"I leave for Leeds to to stay with Karen for three weeks"

"Aw, bugger"

"I can watch her tonight?"

"No, you’ve got to pack and we don’t have any sort of plan in place I get the sense we’ll both need this to be a military operation"

"You’reyou for weeks: just take the wife out and have so out loud By the ti the dog watch you for a night out"

Laughing, I agreed, "I don’t doubt it"

"The fuck are you wearing?"

I looked down at Annabel still asleep in the carrier and replied to Will, "It’s called an Ergo"

He followed me into my office and sat on ot to unlatch"

Bennett walked up behind hi, you twats" I laughed, and then whispered to the baby, "Is that right? Are you my little joey?" I looked up at my mates and only then did I do thehere?"

"Will and I had a et?"

"Bloody hell will you lot cutmonths!"

They both stared at me, wide-eyed, for several silent seconds

"Are your nipples sore?" Will asked