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Anticipation built in the air at that announcement

“What are y’all all getting so weird about?” Catori asked curiously

She no longer looked anywhere near as drunk as she looked about a minute before

I explained e’d gone out to see today

“So to need ot that many people that can show up that fast?”

My eyes must’ve shown my hesitance because she said, “My dad could help He’s old, but he kno to shoot”

“Your father’s notamused

“You’re not old, snookums,” Six teased “At least not where it counts”

I gagged “Six, that’sabout Have a fuckin’ care!”

Six wiggled her brows

Catori threw her head back and laughed

I watched her throat work and knew that had all these people not been here right noould totally be enjoying drunk sex

Just as that thought occurred in my mind, the kid in my arms came up on a wail, screamed bloody murder directly in my face, and then laid his head back down on the other side

My eyes met Trouper’s

He was staring at his kid with amusement on his face

“You want me to take him?” he asked

I didn’t

But Trouper looked like he wanted to hold his kid He had that look on his face that said he was re

I walked toward hi the kid a lot more aardly than I’d intended because apparently, he didn’t want to let go of my neck

Finally, when Trouper had hio back to my spot

Catori was standing there looking atsmile on her face

“I want, like, eighteen of those!” she declared “But I’ll start with just one” Her eyes watched me “When do you want to start on those?”

CHAPTER 16

According to my nipples, summer is over

-Text from Catori to Harlow