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Me:That’s it exactlyTruth be told, I miss the hell out offro my quiet time When I met Tina, she barreled intoand hasn’t left my side since She’s the most loyal, trustworthy person I’ve known Well, until Colton That’s why it painsout one big piece of my life from her

Colton tooTina:Anyway, I gotta jet I’ll text you too to the races, Hollis insert devil eplant emojiMe:You’re horribleTina:Don’t think I didn’t notice how you didn’t deny it HookerMe:insert shocked face emojiTina:Hey, don’t feel bad It takes a hooker to know a hooker Tootles! insert heart emojiMe:insert kissy face emojiJust as I setot ready for the day, and since the gyet Milo He invited me to come with, but I used the work excuse to stay behind I really do have to work on the gym’s new site, but I also received two more inquiries via my oebsite I wanted to pull as much infor thee details

One time, when I first went out on my own, I received an inquiry and sent the that the company didn’t exist The email address was a dummy account, and my correspondences went unanswered The next week, Arrow Media, n business, went viral with their brand-new packages and rates Turns out, they were the exact services I offer, just a few dollars cheaper To a small business, a few dollars adds up, and while I saw a steady increase in inquiries, I saw a decline in the ones who actually purchased a package

The result was a complete overhaul of my services and the costs associated with the with customer inquiries

“Hey,” I reply as I open the door, a s across my face

“Hello So, after Milo’s nap, he reminded o o out with us, since you’re much prettier to look at than I am”

I sear and holding a baby in a snowsuit “He said all that, huh?”

“Word for word,” he confirht hi since the sun’s out and it’s about thirty degrees waro for a ride on the sled You in?”

The rest of otten after that invitation I reach forward and tap Milo’s little nose “I wish I could, but I don’t have any snow boots yet”

“I have so, but if you double up on socks, I’m sure it’ll work”

I squintcamo snow boots and thick, insulated overalls “Umm, Colton, I don’t know if that’ll work What size of shoe do you wear?”

“Eleven”

A bubble of laughter spills from my lips, which makes Milo smile and start to kick “Eleven? Colton, I wear a seven There’s no way your shoes will fit ht out of them”

“No way are you getting out of this, Holls Milo would be very disappointed if you weren’t to come outside with us”

Rollingboots For Milo”

“Did you hear that, buddy? Hollis is gonna come outside and play with us” He bounces his son in his ar to head outside now, so we don’t get too hot in all these layers My extra boots are by the back door, and there’s a few extra pairs of insulated gloves on the washingin and kissing my cheek

I feel a blush tingeout into a full-fledge crazy grin You know, the kind that makes people look at you like you’re utterly batshit nutty? The kind that actually hurts your cheeks fro so hard

“See you in a fewout the back door

Exhaling, I glance at the gloves he left on the washer, which is right next to a hoodie sweatshirt with Arrab the warm clothes he left and slip back into s and then slide , but they’re definitely warm, so I don’t co-sleeved T-shirt, which is really big, yet comfy, and smells just like Colton I add a second pair of socks and stuffboots It’s actually a bit hard to walk in theet loves, hat, scarf, and coat, and turn to take in my appearance in the mirror