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“But what if you get called out to a site or soot tothat can’t be passed to so comes up”

“I thought you guys were really busy” Dad, who still keeps his nose in where the business is concerned, spoke up

“We are, but if this thing is going to go on for any significant aure out how to deal with it” Maybe part of the problem is that my parents have always been there as my cushion Mom hasn’t let me fall and scrape my knee since I was about two

I pouredShe drinks this shit like water all day every day I turned back to the room to look at the two of thehts Mom has babied me my whole life, in never realized it until now, until I saw the raw panic on her face at the thought of her son needing her and she not being there

“It’s fine,boy”

“Why are you talking like that? Of course, I know you’re a grown-up But as a parent, I kno hard it is to raise a child, let alone two”

I walked over and hugged her, kissing her forehead “I know, oing on with Lauren You guys didn’t tell the cops the truth, but still” I had a sudden thought that left me cold

“Jenny, what if she says so?”

“She wouldn’t; she’s not that type Shairl has been heaven-sent She wouldn’t even let us pay her for her ti fed when the rest of us never even gave it a second thought”

“Okay-okay, she’s a saint We’re going to have to co questions”

“Well, Jenny already told sohborhood that Lauren fell ill and had to go away for a little bit That’s the excuse she gave the the milk I say we stick to that story until further notice”

“As to us going away and leaving you like this, not a chance We’ll go back to our place tomorrow, but we’ll be…