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“Hell,” Amy said “I was happy with the one He still keeps me on my toes”

“Nix is fantastic and you know it,” Aunt Callie argued “I can’t iave you any problems”

Ahed

“Oddly enough, Tommy was my easiest baby,” Aunt Callie said asfilthy across the roo “Good luck”

“Oh God,” I h

“Don’t worry,” A out to rub Olive’s back “This one’s too sweet to ever shout obscenities across a crowded room”

“I wouldn’t count on that,” h “In this family, you haven’t reached adulthood unless you’ve swore like a trucker at someone across a crowded room”

I gri My parents hadn’t ever told us that swearing was bad, they’d just taught us to know our audience We’d known to only curse at each other until ere old enough that it wasn’t seen as disrespectful to other adults I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to be quite as progressive with Olive There was so a four-year-old dropping f-bombs, even if it was funny

“Hey, I al He went home to see Trix and the boys,” my mom said

“He couldn’t say goodbye?” I asked, glancing over my shoulder to see if I could catch him

“He’s been gone for over teeks,” my mom answered unsympathetically “He wanted to see his woman and his kids”

I sed back the urge to snap at her as guilt made my sto I was the reason he hadn’t seen Trix or the boys in teeks I had no right to get bent out of shape because ht to make any de their lives to help me

“I was surprised I didn’t see her here,” Aunt Callie said

“After all of the stuff with Rose,” ri theht”

“Where is Rose?” I asked I’d noticed that she still hadn’t appeared I’d also noticed that Leo had vanished the ot to the clubhouse, and I hadn’t seen Lily I didn’t ask about her, though Beyond the fact thatthat ot ho with at the moment

“Rose’s home with Mack and Kara,” Aunt Callie replied “Rebel and Charlie were spending the night, too, so they said they’d see everyone tomorrow”

“I hope Molly doesn’t drink tonight,”to need her help on breakfast”

“Everyone’s co I was having a hard ti us