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Piglet yawned

“Listen I’h days, so just let rabbed a tissue froet out of my funk”

As I eeping h the final scene, a knock at the front door sent Piglet running for the pantry Figuring it was Ellie, who’d said sheour collaborative wine tasting dinner, I wadded up my current tissue, tossed it on the table, and hit pause

However, when I pulled the door open, it wasn’t Ellie on the porch

It was Dex, and he had a chocolate Frosty in his hand

“Oh,” I said, touching my hair “It’s you”

He held out the Frosty “I brought you so”

“Why?”

He looked uncomfortable “I don’t know Because you said you really liked theht”

I stood a little taller, wishing I wasn’t in bare feet and pajamas “You didn’t have to do that”

“You don’t want it?”

Of course I wanted it I wanted hi in my doorway in his jeans and T-shirt, his hair freshly combed, his scruff trimmed back

But I didn’t want him to know that

So I shrugged “I’irls”

He lowered his arm “They’re not with me this week I won’t see them until Saturday”

It softenedthe sadness in his voice “You miss them when they’re not with you?”

“Yeah,” he adether Be the best dad I can two days a week I still h” He hesitated “And I made one the other day with you”

“Yes, you toldme was a stupid mistake I heard you loud and clear”

He shook his head “I meant that what I said was a mistake I was mad at myself and I took it out on you I’m sorry”

His face was hard to read in the dark, but he sounded genuinely contrite Sighing, I opened the door a little wider “Do you want to come in?”

He glanced at the Frosty “Will you accept y in a cup?”

“I suppose” I took it from him and braced the door open with my back “Thank you”

“You’re welcome” Once the door was closed behind him, he followed me down the hall