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“Alyssa! Hi honey, how are you? You look great”

“Hi, Dad Sorry we’re late,” I say while giving hi

He waves me off “Don’t worry about it, sweetie Your old dad is always happy to wait”

Then Cyrus shakes hands with Lias

“How’s it going, Mr North?” Liam asks

My dad chuckles “Tired, but a By the way, please call me Cyrus Mr North is way too formal, and makes me feel like an old man”

I titter

“That’s because you are one! Where’s Josie, by the way?” I ask Josie is my ex-stepsister as well as my new stepmother It’s a convoluted story, but basically, Cyrus used to be married to Josie’s mother Marilyn In a twisted turn of events, he and Josie took up years after he and Marilyn divorced, and now my best friend and my dad are married with a baby

But Cyrus is in his late forties, so he’s old to be dealing with a newborn He smiles wearily and scrubs his face with one hand

“Josie’s at ho at the , so it’s been rough to say the least and now they’re just catching up on their zzz’s”

I nod sy out to my friend

“Poor thing I’ll have to come visit soon then I miss my old roomie!”

I admit it’s a little weird that e thinking about their sex life But hey, they’re both happy, and that’s what matters most to me

I look atDid I even eat at the party last night? I know I had some snacks, but that clearly didn’t cut it My stoht on time, the waitress scampers forward