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She lifted her head frorin “Can I see?”
“Yes, un, pushed away froo”
She stood, walked over to the full-lengthup the hand mirror The teal colors contrasted ith her skin tone It was a good-sized, solid first tattoo “It’s a, Enzo,” she whispered
“You like it?”
“I love i-it” Her voice quavered “It’s so her You know, her middle name is Teal”
He s parents in love with their children did funny things to hiive than unconditional love The type that’ll have you out all hours of the night to bring ho hard to provide, buttime to spend one-on-one His parents showed him first hand that bond between parent and child was more than a fairytale It was a slow, painful process, but eventually they’d coive up on my ass Adoptions that late in life don’t happen every day “Parenthood looks good on you and Mace”
“Thank you I won’t say it’s not a lot of work, but that little girl is worth it”
He thought about what it would be like to procreate To have a tiny part of you and so co He would never do shit half assed with a kid It would be love, s hen you did those things out of sequence If he ever trusted a woh to want to have children, he would need the deep coht made him uncomfortable That kind of vulnerability led to ruin Therefore, he kneould never be a father Uncle is a second best, and that’s fine for me
“HOW WAS MOVIE NIGHT?” Silas asked as they sat at the Subway up the road from the shop They’d chosen their usual booth in the back, which faced the front of the building so they could people watch
“Good Drank too ht, like I was an old man Fun times”
Silas laughed
Heads turned A small, dark-haired woman with a red dress stepped closer to her boyfriend
Enzo snickered Sure, his brother had a gravelly voice, but he was harmless unless provoked Not that anyone would believe that at first glance, given his six foot two, heavilyfeatures that could easily paint hi shorter than er brother
“Aibhlinn get wasted, too? She’s a freaking riot when she’s had too much to drink,” Silas said with a chuckle
“Crazy ass is probably still passed out on the couch or in the guest roo his head He’d tucked a blanket around her prone body on the couch before he stu when he left the house at nine, and he let her After the hellish hours she’d put in over the past few months, he knew she could use the sleep