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So have you been standing there watching over ?

Scared the ever-living shit out of me for about two seconds

And then she smiled

"Uncle Ethan is awake!" she yelled at the top of her lungs as she ran to the door, flinging it wide open

"Zara! Shut the door behind you, please" I sat up carefully, well aware I was nude and taking care to keep the blankets arranged I was also alone in the bed, so I leaned around and looked toward the bathrooht of Brynne

No Brynne

"She’s downstairs talking to Mu coffees" Zara poked her head back in

"Is that so?" I said, wondering why on earth I sleep like the dead now and how longover me Creep factor? About a twelve

Zara nodded soleo"

"What do you think of her?"

She ignored et ed out, because Zara gaveover as she waited for a response "Uirlfriend"

"Mummy and Daddy are " I set out of bed and into soood and truly trapped

"Why do you sleep naked?"

"Excuse et dressed--"

"Daddy doesn’t sleep naked like you do Brynne is nice Will you take s? He loves ice cream and I let him lick it and Mummy says that’s dirty but I let hiot tired of waiting for you to wake up You’re the only person that’s still sleeping"

Unbelievable A five-year-old heldbut listen, mesmerized by her litany of observations, opinions and requests, and praying for sousted look too with that last bit Sort of along the lines of, "What in the hell is wrong with you, Uncle Ethan?" And really, I had to agree with her five-year-old logic too A hell of a lot rong with me

"Okay I’ll tell you what, Miss Zara I’ll see what I can do about the ice creaet dressed" I gave her my best eyebrow quirk "Deal?"