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“And now you’ve been beating yourself up all afternoon for not stopping her fro her back here”

Toni gave hiazes connected, but she iured it out The real issue What she’d been stressing about all day God, he loved her and her heart that had an endless amount of love to share

“Coed her out of the booth

Toni stood and cast him a confused look “What?”

“Let’s go see if we can find her and convince her to couest room”

Toni’s mouth fell open and her eyes final lit up “Zach,” she said, “are you sure?”

“I’m sure”

“But-but it could be a for a while I mean, if she doesn’t have anyone else…”

Did she even realize how her eyes pleaded with hiirl had no one, Toni would want to offer her a per-term spot in their home “I know”

“Zach, you need to think about this We—we aren’t even sure if and ant our own children, let alone taking in a teenager who probably has a shit-ton of baggage This ht be really difficult I want you to really think—”

“Babe,” he said, shutting her up with a quick, hard kiss “I’ve already thought I’m sure about this” And he was Yes, they’d discussed kids, and both decided to table it for a few years, but so they could be saving a teen froood Plus, clearly Toni had already forirl Maybe she saw herself in the teen He and his ol’ lady were fucking blessed with a with two successful businesses If they could share it with a kid who needed it, all the better

“Thank you, Zach,” Toni said, her voice catching “I love you” She threw herself in his arms and squeezed the fuck outta him

“Right back at ya, baby” As he peered down at her so find your girl andfood for Christmas”