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Of course, the boy could be progra

A far-fetched thought even for her

“Don’t letback to hi”

“His being will be well until I return to him,” theif it didn’t rown man so certain that a little boy would stay at the table “It’s the walls I’m worried about”

“He’s confined, then?” she asked Strapped in a booster? Orheaven forbid, did the h chair?

She’d seen it before A row up One of the saddest situations she’d had to oversee Because in the end, she’d had to take the woman’s second baby from her, too

“No”

“Then how do you know he’ll be okay?” She was being difficult She knew it even before she said the words But theher

“Because he gave et down from the table”

Impressive? Or oppressive?

“Now” Mr Bridges’s arain “I want to knohy child protective services is inup on my son What’s this phone call you mentioned?”

“Someone is concerned about Levi’s welfare”

“Nuh nuh nuh” came from the distance

“Someone”

“Yes”