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I roll the words over in my head before I speak “It’s di-vorce Would that be okay with you?”

“Yes, I love her She’s so funny, and she plays games wif me and teaches me lots of cool stuff”

“I’ll let you in on a secret, buddy I think one day she will be your second mommy But we need to keep that between us for now, okay?”

He yawns “Okay, Daddy”

“All right, to bed with you now”

“Night, Daddy I love you”

“I love you, too” I brush the hair back from

his forehead and stand, quietly slipping out of the room as he drifts off

“Is he out?” Quinn asks as I walk into out bedroom

“Almost How many stories did he con you into?”

She laughs “I did three It’s his birthday He deserved extras”

“Sucker”

“Shut up You kno adorable the kid is, you helped make him”

“I did” I hop onto the bed beside her “He askedthe water

“What?”