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"She got it," Jillian said, her eyes growing soft

"She got what?" I asked

"She realized it wasn’t about the wedding; it was about the ot uy And throw-up shoes weren’t going to stop that fro"

"Yeah, she did see back to the look on her face "Also a little horny"

"I remember that," she replied with a drea e But it’s about Benjamin, so please be free with the details"

"Shush How are things with you and Si ain, chasing a carrot around her plate

"I’ood" I sot back to our ho in the shower sex And--

"I can tell by the look on your face, and the way you’re sucking that egg roll, that things are very good," she said, pursing her lips

"Hey, you asked"

"I did, I really did So, friends getting o off for you?" she asked

I pointed n on ? Why is everyone askingyou that?" she repeated, pointing her own pot sticker

"Okay, not everyone But it feels like that’s all anybody is talking about lately Seriously, it’s in the air It’s in the water It may very well be in this pot sticker"

"It’s that ti into a different phase of their lives Whentheir families, I was too busy to date anyone My entire life was Jillian Designs Every wedding I went to for one of , and as I going to think about getting oes over the cliff, we all have to" She sipped her tea, then shrugged "Sorry, I didn’t uess I’ I hts soine now that Sophia and Neil are going to be, like, in charge of a person A tiny person, but still a person" I leaneddown on what I wanted to say "It’s just weird, I guess, everyone growing up"

"Hey Growing up and being a grown-up are two very different things I can’t see Neil ever being an actual grown-up And he’s on the news, for pity’s sake," Jillian said, laughing

"Are you glad you put in all the ti your business If you could go back and do it the saet married sooner?"