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“I’ll go,” Lu said “If I curl my hair and put on sonize me if they saw me”

“That’s flat out untrue,” Forrest argued

“That’s a good idea,” hed “You men have no idea how much of a difference a little cosmetics can make”

“I’ll go with you,” Cam said “We can drive pretty boy’s car”

“Hey, now,” Eli co a little too far”

“No, that’s a good idea,” Mark said “Then if anyone’s asking about your rig and their descriptions, they won’t put it together”

“I would,” my dad pointed out

“But you’re not the average bear, Cody,” ined she was patting his chest proudly

“I’s”

“New burner phones,” Cam added

“Groceries,” my mom and Eli said at the same time

“Toilet paper,” Forrest drawled “There’s a lot of people here”

My dad chuckled “You all figure it out I’onna make some calls, let the boys knoe’re stayin’ here for a bit”

“That a good idea?” Forrest asked cautiously

I could only iine the look on my dad’s face

“We’re not spreadin’ it around,” he said finally “Only a few of us knohat’s happenin’, and for noe’re keepin’ it that way”

The roorew quiet

“Forrest has brass ones,” I finally heard Eli mutter “Seriously Can I see the at the sa it”

My eyes grew heavy as I pulled Olive up to my shoulder to burp her A few minutes later, just as I’d put her on the bed next to me and laid down, Mark came into the room

“You wanthis hand on my hip as he leaned over to look at Olive

I shook my head I wasn’t ready for her to be out of my reach yet I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be

“Alright,” he said He rounded the bed and gently clioing to lay with you guys for a while”