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How I’d ended up in that family, I had no idea I was just thankful for it

“I’onna head out,” I called to Casper as he o”

A few hours later, I was sitting on the couch enjoying a beer before the apart irl shit, and for a few minutes, I had a little quiet time to myself

I deserved it after the hour I’d spent following theroceries turned into twenty-minutes on the makeup aisle, I would never understand None of them needed the shit, anyway

“Hey, baby,” Trix said quietly, waddling over tointo my lap

“Nice toes”

“Thanks” She held up her feet and wiggled her green and yellow painted toes “Lily thought the green and yelloould give ood luck for my finals next week”

“You excited to be done?” I asked, rubbing ed and earing a pair of cut off sweatpants that she ht as hell around her ass and loose at the waist Easy access—not that I’d be getting any

“Yeah” She sighed and dropped her feet, leaning her head against h I need to find a job”

“No, you don’t”

“Yeah, I do”

“I can take care of you” As soon as the words were out ofto say, even if I’da job—I had plenty of money I’d socked away for a rainy day—but Trix’s body stiffened in offense

“I can take care of myself,” she snapped

As she tried to push off hter

“You don’t have to—” My words were cut off by a knock at the front door

I shifted her to the couch next tothe peephole and barely catching

“You’re early,” I said flatly as Leo pushed past me into the apartment

“To a paper grocery bag into the kitchen

I didn’t even get the door closed before I saw Grease and Callie’s youngest, Rose, running down the breezeway

“Is Lily here?” she asked excitedly