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“Still hard, though,” Abby mused

“Cheers to that,” Lisa said, touching the rile moms do it I can barely handle my son and my husband”

The hour wore on and Abby felt herself getting fuzzy around the edges She really should have eaten dinner beforehand, she thought The laughter was co a little more readily when Suroup to a sideways ser “I just wanted to give a toast to Jess for expanding her deck,” Su with his shirt off the other afternoon It was quite the visual treat”

“Aers over her lips “Did I say that out loud?”

After a second of stunned silence everyone burst out laughing Why on earth had she said that?

Cindy snickered “I’ll second that Must be all that ood with his hands…” She looked up and flushed a little “Sorry, Jess Know he’s your cousin and all, but damn, you know?”

Gloria tut-tutted “And you’re a married woman”

“Hey, just because I’m on a diet doesn’t mean I can’t look at the menu”

More laughs “You have a boyfriend, Abby? Someone special back in Nova Scotia?”

Her throat tightened “Not really”

“Well, then” Cindy sat back in her chair with satisfaction “You should give our Tom a tumble”

“Cindy!” This time from Lisa She looked at Abby “Don’t mind her She’s off theother people up”

“Worked for you and Jason now, didn’t it?”

Lisa grinned “Indeed”

Abby took another long sip of wine