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A few others introduced theh the motions, but my attention stayed focused on Cecilia She was practically falling asleep in her chair

The second time her eyes closed for a few seconds before she jerked the the table, I didn’t bother arguing with her, I just grabbed her hand and tugged her up beside me

“What are you doing?” she asked with a yelp

“Takin’ her to bed,” I told Farrah, ignoring Cecilia “Can you bring Olive in?”

“Yep,” Farrah said with a nod “As soon as she starts fussing Give you guys a little time first”

“Perfect”

Cecilia was silent as I towed her through the clubhouse I wasn’t sure if it was because she didn’t want everyone hearing our argument, or if she was just so wiped out that she was relieved I’d made the decision for her Probably the foruments in front of everyone—it embarrassed the shit out of her—which was actually pretty funny since nothing else seemed to phase her

“You need sleep,” I told her as we had some privacy

“I need a shower first,” she said with a sigh “I’ into bed like this”

I thought about it for a ue By the mutinous set of her mouth, pretty far

“Alright, what do you need from the truck?”

“I can go,” she said, reaching up to rub at her eyes “I need a bunch of crap and it’s all in different bags”

“What do you need?”

“I can—” Her eyes hed “I need a new pair of underwear, another sports bra, shirt, pants, and socks”

“You need that baby soap we got at the store?”

“No” She sat carefully on the bed “My toiletries are in the diaper bag”

“Alright”

“You don’t have to wait on me,” she said softly

“I don’tout to run my hand over her hair God, she looked so worn down I’d never seen her look so drained “I’ll be right back”