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“What’s our mission for today?” she asked in a soft voice

Her daughter grinned “Help Papa”

“Why?”

“Because he’s Papa,” she stated

“Exactly” Calliope nodded and giggled “He’smess, and we can’t live in messes, can we? We’re too special, and special people deserve the best things The best things are made by Italians Which is e need as et” Her eyes drifted up to hiood atfriends”

“Don’t worry, Papa; everyone loves Mommy and me!” Giovanna said with a childlike seriousness that would have h, if not for the tension She placed her hands on his cheek to reassure him she was up for the job

He turned and kissed her small hands softly and then s to help exactly, little one?” He walked away fro his full attention to his daughter

“I’ to smile and be nice Mommy said that was all I need to do Oh, andas he carried her out the doors

“I guess I won that argu her eyes as she handed a note to theforward, everyone else following her

It was so weird How the hell was she walking around like she owned the place? How the hell was she speaking to Ethan that way? Why was no one stopping her?

“You did well,”me a smile

“Wouldn’t it have been better if I hadn’t messed up to start with?” I whispered back “I feel like an idiot for fighting with her, Dad” I should have waited to better understand the situation before acting

He gave one of those dad s deal out of nothing he couldn’t fix

“No, you’d look like an idiot if you held on to your pride and avoided the family for weeks like I did beforeme out the front door

I looked at hi, and he just nodded “Just proves you’re ht? Stubborn blockheads”