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Nash nods and grins at the baby who gurgles happily and drools onto the big hand he has wrapped around her tuht My mom always said that after sixas the pieces were sh”

“She should know,” Mason says “Nash has, what, ten brothers and sisters?”

“Eleven of us total,” Nash confirot lots of practice feeding rugrats Myup Most days I was in charge of dinner for the whole tribe and whatever cousins decided to drop by”

“Seems like you’d be sick of babies,” Aria says

“How could anyone ever get sick of babies?” Nash jogs his knee and Felicity grins up at hirin that always ht

“The waking up three ti,” Aria says in a weary voice, et up with Felicity while I’ve been staying with them

Felicity is a great baby, but she still wants a bottle two or three tiet much uninterrupted rest It’s really no wonder my sister is cranky She’s probably severely sleep deprived

“She should be sleepin’ through the night by now,” Nash says “She’s justwith you”

“She’s a baby,” Aria says

“Doesn’t hs softly “They start young these days, don’t they, Skeeter?”

“Skeeter?” Melody asks

“She kind of looks like a Skeeter, don’t you think?” Nash asks, su another happy burble fro as he ive you soet her trained to sleep better, if you want,” he says in a careful voice

Aria falters, looking torn, before she finally shakes her head “Thank you, but that’s all right It’s just a stage I’row out of it sooner or later”

“She will” Nash nods “But you’d feel more rested, and be a better mama to her, if it was sooner”

“I’ into her tone

Nash shrugs and s to help, Princess”

Aria clenches her jaw and turns her attention back to her plate, not saying a word Mason ju Melody what she’s been up to during her week off, and soon the table is alive with coain