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I pulled on the neck of her hoodie, trying to peer down the front of it “Nah, they’re still in there somewhere”

“We’re all set,” Caht conversation had done little to relax us, but Ca

Cecilia turned and knelt down in front of the bags As I watched, she took out her driver’s license and slipped it inside the neck of her hoodie

“You’re drivin’ the truck We already unloaded CeeCee’s car and unhooked the trailer, so you’re all set,” Cam said I turned to face him “The rest of us will be on our bikes”

“Ready as I’ll ever be,” Cecilia said as she got to her feet “Where’s Mom?”

“They’re at the bar,” he said “Pretty sure she was changing Olive’s diaper up there”

“That better be the last tirumbled as we made our way out to the main room

“What?” Cecilia joked halfheartedly “You’re worried about her doing body shots?”

“If she’s anything like her ly

“Shut it,” Cechim in the side

The next few minutes passed by faster than I would have liked I watched as Cecilia held Olive against her chest, the baby’s head resting against her cheek She closed her eyes as she whispered to her, rocking froed, and she lifted her head Deterhtened her shoulders as she handed Olive back to Farrah and kissed her mom quickly on the cheek

Without a word to me, she strode out the front door If I hadn’t turned back to Farrah in that exact moment, I would’ve hter leave Within a heartbeat, her expression changed exactly the way Cecilia’s had, and her chin tipped up Even though I’d noticed the resemblance between the to this moment rocked me

“I’ll bring her ho the side of her head with affection that I hadn’t felt in years Leaning down further, I kissed Olive, too “Be back soon, best friend”

When I got outside, Casper aiting fortruck

“You hold back about five minutes,” he said “Give us time to take separate routes and still casually meet up at our place before you”

“Got it,” I said “You put everything I need into the cab?”

“Everything,” Casper confirrenade, you crazy motherfucker”