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“Yeah?”

Abby took them into the library, the most comfortable room since the kitchen was out of commission “Oh, yes The floors weren’t even stripped before I left It looks completely different There’s a new roof and new paint outside, and the downstairs bath is all done Just hold that a sec, will you?”

She scooted off to the kitchen to get a cloth and dashed back, spreading it on the table to protect it from the heat of the pizza box “All the dishes are boxed up in the kitchen, but I’lasses if we dig a little”

It took a bit of searching but before long they had plates, utensils, and a roll of paper towel to serve as napkins In lieu of a proper sofa, Abby plopped fat cushions on the floor for the scent of dough, tomato sauce, and melted cheese

“I’ for the first piece

“How can you say that and stay the size you are? You just had dinner two hours ago!” Jess glared at her sister as she plopped a slice on her plate “Co in”

Abby took a slice and bit into it It tasted like pepperoni and cheese and belonging The way she’d never really belonged before She’d never had nights with the girls, never felt like she was so intrinsically accepted as she was here with the two sisters It ression

Sarah shrugged “It was only chicken and salad It didn’t last long”

“Right The last tiained forty pounds and had Matt—”

Jess halted and looked over at Sarah “You’re knocked up again?”

Sarah’s eyes got huge as Abby watched the two of the’s okay?”

“So far Fourteen weeks,” she said, s, too

“What? And you didn’t tell me?”

“We wanted to be sure … you know”

Jess nodded, her eyes twinkling “Of course you did Oh, honey Congratulations”