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“Maybe we can take a fewher down to the water”

Cecilia didn’t reply

“Why aren’t you talking?” I asked, not expecting an answer “I need to hear your voice, baby”

She still didn’t reply, but her hands cahtly rubbing back and forth

“I’m sorry I wasn’t there,” I said into her hair “I shouldn’t have assumed you’d be safe I fucked up”

Her hands squeezed again

“All of this is going to be over soon,” I promised “And then we can find a little house for you and Olive Soh that your le day” Her body shook with a half-hearted chuckle “And we’ll et a tan while Olive plays in one of those little plastic pools”

Cecilia tilted her head back to look at me, her eyes full of emotion

“They’ll be here soon,” I said, reaching up to run my thumb over her cheek “I trust Forrest more than any other person on the planet I wouldn’t have sent Olive with anyone but him”

“Tossup behind e”

I threw the keys to him and he left the room, but the moment between me and Cecilia was over Not even a second later, Farrah ca in

“Did you find anything to eat?”

“We didn’t check,” I replied She huffed

“There’s gotta be so cupboards “Eureka!”

“What’d you find?” I asked as she started pulling cans out of the cupboard

“Chili and chicken noodle soup Good enough for the people we know!” she joked

“You better check the dates on those,” I warned