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Daisy finishes chewing and washes it doith a big gulp of milk

“What’d you think, Daisy?” Blaire asks,a thumb’s up then down

With a tooth-gapped sives her a thumb’s up

“Wow, honey, I’m so proud of you” Kendi kisses Daisy’s cheek

“Well, colorfor years to get her to tryabout it all wrong”

“Wyatt, you fix that well yesterday?” Cash changes the subject

“Which one?” I ask before realizing what he’s doing

“You said you were going to fix the east well yesterday It was acting up again or so?” Cash says

I slice intojust fine now”

Ma’s up but she can’t quite pinpoint it

“So, Blaire,” Ma while you’ve been in New York? I i in a well-stocked pond If you don’t like the one on your line, you just throw it back until you get another bite”

“It’s … been interesting,” Blaire says, choosing her words carefully “It’s just such a big place and it’s kind of this os … with a few nice guys mixed in …”

“Are you seeing anyone at the moment?” Mama asks with no shame

“Mama,” I interject

She points her fork across the table “What? It’s a natural question She’s a beautiful young lady living in New York and I’iveto live vicariously a little”

“It’s all right” Blaire’s tone is gracious, but it doesn’t make this conversation any less aard “No,anyone at the moment”