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Heather jumped and turned toward us, her face pale “No,” she said, backing up a step “No, I’ry” She let out a breath of air like she was blowing out a candle “Thanks, though It’s good to see you back ho to smile “It’s been a while”

“Yeah, how’s your house? Almost finished?” I asked as Mark lifted two plates and started filling them with food

“Prettyher eyes “Just cos with cash, so we’re stillsome trim and shit like that”

“That’s aweso on it forever”

“You should coh her lips again “We’ll have dinner or so”

“Sounds good—”

“Sorry,” she blurted, cutting me off as she strode quickly out of the room

“Congratulations,” I said under my breath as I turned toward Mark

“Not so bad, right?” he asked, glancing at hed

I shook nant,” I said quietly

“Really?” he looked in the direction Heather had gone “How could you tell?”

“I know the signs,” I replied dryly, grabbing us some silverware “She didn’t even mention Olive, and everyone coos at babies unless they’re deliberately trying not to Plus, if it was a hangover, she’d look haggard and be drinking a Bloody Mary Hair of the dog, and all that”

“I’ll take your word for it,” he said “You want fruit?”

“Yes, please,” I replied “I wonder if Tommy knows?”

“If he did, everyone would,” Mark said in a it from the rooftops”

“Or he’d be the one puking,” I joked

“Yeah, I can see that” He grabbed our plates and turned toward the tables “Where you wanna sit?”

Turning with hi on a couch in the corner with Will and Molly on the opposite couch and as I watched, Tommy crawled over the back of Will and Molly’s couch and planted hi a cup of coffee Aon, Brenna, andonwith Lily, Leo, and Leo’s son I sed hard as I scanned the rest of the roo too closely

“Come on,” Mark said when I didn’t answer

I followed hi down next to Lu