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“Babe, wh— Oh, hi” Gabby offers her hand to Hollis “I’m Gabby, Chase’s wife”

“Hollis”

Gabby’s mouth forms the perfect O “You’re Hollis?”

“I arins, then scrunches up her nose “What on earth?” She moves toward me, and that’s when I remember that not only is my hand covered in my son's shit, but he’s covered as well

“Right I need to handle this” I turn on my heel and rush toward the bathrooood measure, I take a deep breath “This isn’t what I was expecting, bud We’re going to have to tell her to leave, right? She can’t live here with us No way Sleeping with our tenant is not a good idea Daddy’s just going to have to tell her there was a mix-up, and she needs to find a new place Yeah, that’s what I’ll do”

I takehim in one of his infant towels that I just folded and put away thisFroet hi up at me, happy as can be

“Your belly feeling better?” I ask He coos and kicks his legs, which is a good enough answer for ht, bud, time to do this” I lift hi roo two totes and Hollis behind hi two suitcases

“Thank you for your help, Chase”

“No proble”

“Maybe I should go see if he needs help,” Gabby speaks up

“He can handle it”

“All better,” I state and the three of them turn to look at me

“Come here, you little stinker” Gabby takes Milo froles him close “Aunt Gabby missed you”

“This is the last of it,” Chase tells me

“The rooreat Thank you,” Hollis adds

I openhappens It’s like I forgot how to speak I try again and still nothing What the hell is wrong with ht she was a so a female roommate? Even as my mind ticks off reasons, I can’t form the words I can’t tell her to leave