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“Sure, if you don’t think I’ll be intruding”

“You definitely won’t be”

When we got to my room, I turned the cat loose, finally put down the envelope with the contract, and plugged in htstand Then Lorenzo and I sat side-by-side on my bed while I placed a video call towith, “Hey, Willie! How are you, sunshine?”

“I’reat How are you and Dad?”

“Oh, you know us Same as ever”

“Is he around? I have some news for both of you”

“Sure,” she said “Hang on and let et him”

While she went in search of her husband, Lorenzo grinned and whispered, “Willie”

“They used to call et them to call me Will in my late teens, that happened”

“You know, you look exactly like your mom”

“I’ll take that as a compliment” My mom was beautiful, no doubt about it Her dark, curly hair was shot through with gray, and there were laugh lines in the corners of her blue eyes, but aside fro picture

My dad appeared on the screen and brought up a filter that gave them both cartoonish unicorn heads Then he chuckled and said, “Hey there, Willie Hoe look?”

“Perfect I want you both to meet my friend Lorenzo”

“Just a friend?” My dad’s unicorn wiggled its eyebrows

I ignored that and said, “I can’t talk long, because et back to it I just wanted to let you know I landed a part in aon Monday in Northern California”

Both ht, and my mom said, “We’re so proud of you, Willie! What’s the part?”

“Re Alex”

She exclaie!”

“It is”

The unicorns disappeared, and ht cry as he said, “We’re so happy for you, kiddo”

I tried to keepto try my best to make you proud”

“You already do that every day, sweetie,” my mom said

“Just so you know, I signed the contract today, and I was given the first installment of ive it a day for the check to clear”