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The video came to an end, and Quint pressed replay The adorable sounds of the rattle-shaking baby restarted

Amara watched Quint watch Hampton for a while If there’d ever been any doubt about Quint wanting a child, it was gone now

“We’ll work soe I knew exactly what itabout what it meant to hold my child in my arms”

“I look forward to knohat itup fro that’s ever happened to me”

“You won’t be disappointed”

Quint watched the video to the end, and then handed the phone back to A it all night if you don’t”

“I’ll forward it to you”

“Thank you” He held up the photo “Can I keep this?”

“Yes I printed that copy for you”

He carefully set it to one side, away fro care of him all alone?”

“He’s a very easy-going baby I’ve been lucky, also, because of iven ive me more help than I want, and I have to tell them to back off because I want to spend more time with my son”

“That’s likely to be the case even more, noith me back in the picture”

Amara didn’t want to talk about that, not yet “Ha You should see how he looks at things It’s like he’s already analyzing, trying to figure out what it does”

“He would have gotten that froine,” Quint said

“Momma says I was the sa through the night? Well, ht”