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“Living with,” Nicky said

“Single but dating,” Olaf said

Nicky pressed his leg tighter against rateful that Olaf had at least added the single part

Brianna flashed that sain, but this ti in sin, my mother called it”

“My dad’s not too fond of it either,” I said

Olaf looked at , then seemed to think better of it

Brianna had seen the interaction “You didn’t know her daddy disapproved?”

“We’re not each other’s usual partners About the night of theto forestall any more personal questions aimed our way

It was like all the light just drained out of her face The makeup looked flat but not harsh, which let ht at first Why was she wearing this much in the middle of the day at horie to hide her expressions while we questioned her?

“Jocelyn talked Marcy and ht on the town like we used to do ere all single”

“Talked you into? So this wasn’t common for the three of you?” I asked

“Not anyone out without spouses or kids since the tere born” She sto each other in their baby language

“So, over a year,” I said

Brianna nodded and looked back at us with the glow of her smile still on her face “Jocelyn said she missed the old days, and so did I I’et a little drunk to get wild, but Joshie and I ild in our day” She looked at the babies again with a serious look on her face “God, I hope neither of them takes after me—not in that way at least” She looked alht have asked what put that look on her face, but I had to let it go and concentrate on the night in question

“Jocelyn says you went to a club”