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"Oh yeah? I’ll tell her Thanks for the tip" He probably accepted it asshe had experience with

"Have you told anyone yet?"

"No She wants to wait" There was a lot of that going around "You haven’t said anything to Mom, have you?"

"Of course not I wouldn’t do that to ya"

"Thanks"

She’d taken some time to assess his mood and determined that he was more than tired; he seemed rather down "You sure you’re okay?"

"I’ it well?"

"It’s not that She see out now, you know? Just…a lot to take on"

"You’ll be a really cool dad, Brian"

"I keep thinking I’ll be a total fk-up"

"Nope Your fk-up days are behind you You ht not want to say ‘fuck’ in front of the kid so hed at that "I’ll keep that in mind Wouldn’t want it to be his first word"

"His?" she teased

"Well, yeah I can’t have a girl"

"I think that’s just what you need, a sweet little girl to put you through the sah one day The only thing I think would be better for you than a girl is twin girls"

"Shut your mouth! Fuck!"

Oh yeah, she’d pay for that one, but she hadn’t been able to resist Once she had hilad that she wasn’t the only one in tur about his had made her feel oal Poor Brian

Like he’d said, though, everything was going to be okay

Wasn’t it?