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I ignore the urge to roll my eyes at her snippy tone “Yes, he had lunch about an hour ago”

“Good Come on, Rolly We’ll be in touch”

I kiss his forehead and ruffle his hair “I had so ain real soon”

“A few more weeks, Daddy?”

“That’s right, bud Then dad will be as right as rain”

It hurts lum and defeated as they leave Rolly is usually a pretty happy kid He holds his s his feet Her back is raer radiates fro about Quinn for days She’s not used toany woet used to it

I shut the door and return to the couch

“I’s up”

I laugh “Oh no, you don’t get to take credit for that We’ve been on the ring of disaster for a while Noe’re recovering from the atomic blast It’s bound to be rocky”

“Yet you sound happy about it”

“Eventually the pain will stop Things will settle, and we’ll be able to find our way It’s better than living a lie It’s like driving a vehicle that keeps breaking down, so you patch it up instead of replacing it It’s a short-ter-term”

I sink down beside her “Now you want to tell me more about what happened today?”

“I found who the robbers were and choked If I was freaked out before, I’m terrified now”

“Has anything off happened?”

“That’s tangible and not in my head? No Not even a crank phone call”