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“Anyway, it turns out it was just chickenpox,” Connie confirms, “and they just had to run its course, but they appeared all over his chest and arms pretty quickly too”

“I kept hi your son scratch all day long”

“And Calena was out too since she had them all over her body,” Chase chimes in

I start to stand and gently sith Milo against rabs my hair but doesn’t pull it He just wraps his little hand around a strand and holds it

“Now that we’ve discussed how I got chickenpox in high school, I think I’ll take irlfriend—if she doesn’t leave ivesme know he doesn’t think I’ll actually leave hi like this

“Actually, you didn’t really say how you got the up frohs

It wouldn’t take h school

“And we’re not going to,” Colton says as he heads over to retrieve the diaper bag

“Next tihter “We’re out too This one needs a bath and a bottle”

“Oh, Harrison, II had some extra chocolate chip cookies, so I threw those in there too,” Connie says, heading over to the counter and grabbing the grocery sack

“What the hell?” Chase says, glancing at his brother

“Seriously? You’re sending all the cookies with Harrison? He’s not even a son,” Colton argues

Connie just rolls her eyes “I have some for you two as well”

“But we all knoho her favorite is,” Harrison says, heading over to give Connie a hug “Thanks, Mama Callahan”

“You’re welcome, my boy”

I can see the love between thes my heart with sadness I was close to Tina’s mom too Often, I’d be invited over to their house for dinners or celebrations Afterhome, her family sort of became my family I’veher little fa and loud as the Callahans, but it was nice to belong

We all say goodbye, and I help get Milo situated in his seat We throw the blanket over his head andin more snow