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“Ulric, take all of your stuff back upstairs”

“It’s her stuff”

“Ulric” I stared him down

“Yes, Mo the items up one by one

“And you” I pointed to Levi, who stared atto replace Willow for Ulric in baseball”

He grinned, just as sneaky as his son “Just for a little bit, and watch, he’ll want to play with us too Right, Willow, right?”

“And if they both hate it…”

He made a face at me “Seriously? Why not just rip out my heart already?”

“No throwing in the house” I pointed to them both as I headed to the kitchen

“How long you think your big brother will play tennis? Huh? He’ll come back e start to play Willow, you’re so smart,” I heard him say after I walked away

Rolling nore him

FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE

LEVI

“Why is it so hot?” she co into her purse “Have any of you seen my fan?”

I glanced to the right, as our daughter popped the bubble gu atto hide behindto myself, I leaned forward some