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“I found her, Es, and she’s so fucking beautiful”

“Tell ”

“She was adopted by a wealthy couple in Lexington That’s all I know so far, but I had to call”

“That’s excellent, Snake! I am so excited for you I knew you’d find her”

“Now I have to figure out how to get her”

“Hey, one step at a time, remember?”

“Yeah” He shook his head Is this really happening? “If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up”

“Maybe today is a lucky day I have a couple of houses I feel really good about seeing”

“How many bedrooms?” Snake asked

“Four”

“Good, that’ll give you your own”

“What?”

“Come on, she’ll be scared of me at first You’re sweet, tiny, and skillful with children”

“I’m not a live-in nanny”

“No, you’re my best friend, which automatically makes you Godmother”