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“DREW!” Devyn cries

“Fwuck!” Nathan repeats with a giggle

She breaks out her mom voice and points to the kitchen “Four bucks in the jar RIGHT NOW!”

“Yeah, yeah,” Drewtoe around here without being taxed?”

Devyn glares at her brother “Five bucks!”

After Devyn ensures that Drew has paid his dues, she walks over to“Lorraine, you’re a lifesaver Thank you soby the bakery on the way over When Jackson called saying he couldn’t do it, I was scra I wouldn’t have had time before the party started”

“You know I always have your back, Dev Is everything okay with him?”

Jackson is thefor quite a while now He’s a bit on the boring side if you ask ood to see her finallyon from Nathan’s father

“Yeah, he’ll be fine Soency at work He was really bus happen during tax season”

Did I

“Hey, speaking of workyou know I’d hate to cut out before the party’s over but they’re at capacity with laboring ladies and my boss asked if I could come in early”

“Oh, of course,” she says “Do what you have to do”

I pull her into a quick hug beforemy exit “Take care of that birthday boy, Mama I’ll call you tomorrow”

“Okay, Lorraine Thanks again”

Brody catches ht at work, princess We’ll continue our discussion later”