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“Sore abs and throat?” he asks

I grin

“I’uy for a long time, your abdoood workout The sore throat is usually fro”

He gulps a bite of donut down and grins

“I see Very interesting”

I shrug

“I’, I love it But I also understand what you’re trying to express So the news, drinking coffee, and listening to Vivaldi”

“You like classical music?”

I smile and sip my coffee

“I like all sorts of things That’s for you to find out”

“And I like learning that about you,” he sy in his eyes makes me shiver The electricity in the roo theory, but I aht on the couch, that I’m-

A knock at hts He jumps a mile and I holler at the door, “Who is it?”

“It’s me, honey,” Harloers

“And hter Fannie shouts

Brent whispers, “Oh, shit I need to hide!”

“But my place is too small to hide in,” I whisper back

“I’ll go in your closet, I —”

Harlow calls, “Everything okay in there? Did you know thatlot? I wonder why he’s in the neighborhood?”

I throw up et around it now I open the door, “Hey, everyone!”

The kids scurry in and ju when they see the donuts Harlow laughs and eyes us with confusion

“Hey Dad Hey Jane What is going on? Why are you here?”

Brent looks calm and improvises like a master

“I found Jane on the side of the highway Car trouble”

I am so happy he’s smart I nod furiously

“Yeah, thisfor Dreiser’s so I drove out to the airport, and on my way back,by, and he helped ot home okay”

Harlow nods

“Sure, but rong with your car?”