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She squeals “I have to get used that hugging thing you do,” she says

“Why?” he asks He looks confused I have a feeling Sky didn’t get much affection as a child But these kids were steeped in it

“It’s just… not so I’m used to,” she says

Seth’s face falls “Do you want ed my mom all the time”

“If you stop, I’ll have to ground you orHell, I don’t kno to torture you, but I’d cohs, but I can tell she’s uncomfortable

He wraps his arain and squeezes her She squeaks a little, and he laughs “You’re like a little ry, too?”

She punches his shoulder “You’ll find out if you keep it up”

Sky kicks her shoes off and pads around in her stockings She gets a piece of pizza and goes to sit on the couch The kids start a ga “I’ve never done this before,” she warns

“It’s easy,” Seth says He motions her forward “Come on I’ll show you”

She gets up, grinning, and I reach for the front of the TV to turn the sound up Sky pulls her arht as I turn back to walk to the couch, and suddenly the controller flies out of her hand and smacks directly into my nose

“Ugh!” I grunt out

Sky puts her hand over her asps But then she runs towarddown et blood on her carpet

“Oh thit,” I swear, when I see that the kids didn’t follow us She sits me down in a chair and puts a towel under my nose “That hurts wike a mudder fudder” I sound like I’, so I pinch my nose closed

“I’m so sorry,” she says as she drops down in front of hs I can smell the pizza she just ate on her breath, and I really, really want to kiss her, but I have blood all over ain “I didn’t knoould fly out of my hand like that”

“You hab ta wap it awound your wist,” I say

“I have to wrap it around my wrist?” she repeats

“To keep it fying”

“Crap,” she says again “I am so sorry”