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I let out a slow breath as I closed the door behind her, deter about the damn shape of her body It didn’t one as soon as her parents caain, and things could go back to the way they’d been before her pop called me

“You know, I’et at the store, either,” she confessed after ere on the road “I mean, hypothetically, I knohat she needs to survive Diapers, clothes and food But what kind? And how many?”

“You’ll figure it out,” I replied, glancing at her in the ht? Once your parents pick you up, you guys can go back to your place and grab the rest of her stuff” Shit, I was an idiot “Or we can go over right now, if you want I should’ve asked if you wantedyou in Oregon, I didn’t even think about the fact that you have a place down here”

“That’s okay,” she said, looking out the“I don’t really have anything for her at home” She huffed “I’m woefully unprepared”

“We can go to the store first,” I offered “Get you set up before I take you home”

She was quiet for a while

“I’d rather stay at your place, if that’s okay,” she finally said, her voice low I knew the effort it took to ignore her pride and utter those words “Just for tonight”

“No worries,” I replied, relief hitting me harder than I wanted to adht as well sleep in it”

We were quiet for the rest of the ride and I tried not to think about the fact that Cecilia Butler,two feet froht I’d put behind et past the fact that she was no longer inback, I’d always assu when it all went down, but noasn’t so sure Puppy love doesn’ta job that he’d done for years

“So, you guys are htly lit store a few minutes later

“So like that”

“Sorabbed a cart

“We work for a government contractor that primarily does jobs overseas,” I clarified

“And you’re the boss, right?”

“No,” I replied “We’re a team”

“But you’re the leader”

“Not really”

“They call you Chief,” she pressed