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“I know you’re probably overwhelmed,” Amy said to my quietly, as Aunt Callie turned to yell at Will across the roo to be okay, honey You’re home now, for what that’s worth, and at least you’ll have some time to rest”

“Thank you for letting us use the beach house,” I replied, tucking Olive closer to my chest “It was such a relief to have a little tirid”

“Absolutely,” Amy said “We don’t use it much in the winter anyway” She waved her hand in dismissal “My car doesn’t do well in the snow, so we stick close to home”

“You need to get so with all-wheel drive,” I said as esture I handed Olive over, and without the weight of her in my arms, I felt evena baby as ht?

“Honey, I’ a new car when I won’t even have time to enjoy it”

“Don’t say that,” I yelped “Ugh Don’t even think it”

“We all die, CeeCee,” she replied, patting ood run”

“Jesus, I thought you were trying to make me feel better! What the hell?”

“Well, so that moment to join our conversation

“She’s talking about dying,” I replied defensively

“You’re going to live forever and that’s final,” Mo her in the chest She turned to Aunt Callie and started cooing at Olive

“She is the sweetest baby,” h “Seriously If I’d had one like her, ouldn’t have stopped at four”