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Ruby waits in the park across the street while Lillie and I get our ice cream

My daughter is on her tiptoes pointing at the chocolate-dipped waffle cones “You sure you want a cone, peanut? It’ll drip all over you”

“I want a cone!” She pumps her little fist over her head like a cheer

That does it “Tirl cones, please”

As soon as the girl passes thehter’s hand We walk across the street to the town square, where Ruby is sitting on an iron bench in front of the gazebo… with that fucking Henry Pak again

What the hell? Does he live here now?

I catch the end of Ruby’s sentence as we approach “How soon are you looking to move?”

Good, o back to Korea

“We’re closing on the condo to on the contractor, it’s possible I could be here full time by the end of the month”

“That’s great” I can’t tell if Ruby really thinks it’s great or not

When she sees es She shifts in her chair and looks worried

“Reh “You reht?”

Thankfully, hter’s hand in one and an ice creauy’s hand