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There weren’t any cameras in this closet, I knew thatto unman came back, I couldn’t take the chance that they’d notice if soet myself into messes like this?

I was a barber I owned a condo I liked to eat white cheddar popcorn and binge watch entire seasons of television shows on er than I wanted to contemplate I paid my taxes and drove like an old lady So, how in the hell did I end up hiding fro shooter in the closet of a house that I could never in a million years afford, or even want to live in?

Liv was the one antedShe’s the one who had grabbed the attention of the guy ned this place and souy He was into some shady shit, I was sure, because he never seemed to work, but always seeood to Liv He freaking worshipped her, and because of that, he’d always treated me like fa about hie? I lived the straight and narrow rown up that way My entire family, who I loved and respected, lived a life that kept them perpetually on the FBI’s radar

As the baby started to stir, I pulled a little green pacifier out of the bag next to me and popped it in her mouth She et, I could tell by how squishy her diaper was, but changing her was going to be a proble undressed and made that known in a variety of ways, not the least of which was screas I laid her on the floor between er over my bottom lip, a nervous habit that I’d never been able to break If I left her in the wet diaper, she was going to scream anyway

I was just going to have to move as fast as huain before she got loud Pressing the button on ht to see what I was doing Even with everything happening around us, I couldn’t help the way my lips twitched when her little hands shot up to her face to hold the pacifier in her mouth, her fists completely uncoordinated and aard as they pushed at her chin and nose She was going to be hungry soon

Grabbing a diaper out of the bag, I unfolded it and pressed the tabs out so they’d be ready when I needed them It was kind of funny When I’d first seen the newborn diapers, I hadn’t been able to i on a baby, but she practically swas If the tabs didn’t overlap at her belly, her legs were so skinny that she’d pee right out of the leg holes

“Let’s do this,” I whispered as I unwrapped her

Thankfully, the little gown she earing meant easy access to her diaper, and I shoved it up and put the clean diaper under her quickly Then, as fast as I could, I unwrapped the wet diaper, slid it out from under her and closed the clean diaper around her Before she could let out a whiown back down and rewrapped her blanket

I let out a long breath while I wrapped the dirty diaper into a little ball and stashed it behind me I’d conquered one sain as I picked her up and snuggled her back against ainst the wall It was hot in there, but at least we had a little space tooff the dresser It could’ve been worse We could’ve been trying to hide outside in the cold That really would’ve sucked Or we could’ve been stuck in a crawlspace, like er, waiting for a man she’d just met to cos under , and I wasn’t sixteen years old like she had been

“We’ll be okay,” I whispered as she jerked her legs inside the blanket “My dad is taking care of things, and he’s a good guy to have on our side”