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Then she heard her phone ring She fished it out of her bag It was Romeo She smiled

“Hello?”

“Hi”

“Hi”

“How’s things?”

“Hold on,” she said

Ant hopped off the stool and glanced at herpa anyone who’d listen about how her daughter had a date tonight with the Deputy Mayor

“Oh, yes He caht We shared snacks and wine He’s actually a very nice boy ”

Confident that her mom would be busy for the foreseeable future, Ant slipped out the front door

“Um… Who is this?” she asked

Ant knew exactly who it was on the other end But, she saw no reason to ar was lower than a limbo stick from the lack of sustenance at this point Or , just the tiniest little bit, fro to have some fun

“You don’t knoho this is?”

“Leo?”

“No”

“Ryan?”