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Then, I carried Sophie up to her bed and turned off the light Her bedside light ca I laid her down in her crib, stroking her back as I usually did, and sang her a song, which I also usually did

"Hush, little baby don't say a word,bird"

She listened for a while and then closed her eyes, snuggling down into her bed, her cheek pressed against the blanket, her stuffed bunny under her arm I tiptoed out of the room and slowly closed the door and didn't hear a peep out of her She was tired after her afternoon in the park and staying up late listening to her dad read her books

Iroo asoft and clearly fronize it but it sounded Brit Invasion

"Is that the Animals?"

I went to his side and he shook his head, holding up a CD "Zombies Time of the Season"

I slipped h his CD collection "I like this"

"Who's your daddy?" he said and turned tome into his arms

"Who's h "Is that what they called boyfriends back in the 60s?"

"It was," he said

"Kind of creepy when you think about it," I said, adjusting his robe collar "But I understand the senti to look after you"

"We're going to play this in our upco practice, so I wanted to listen"

"Saturday night?"

He nodded "We'll practice on Saturday afternoon, and then we have a gig at the O'Riley's on Saturday night Maybe you could get Karen to come by for the late set and I could pick you up We could play out a little scenario" He raised his eyebrows

"Mmm," I said and stood onyou up"