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“Okay, okay, little s the spoon across Milo’s chin and uy’s eyes are wide as he eats, his ar with excitement

I grab my phone from my back pocket and snap a few pictures of thisthe food off Milo’s chin, but the second it’s clean, more oozes from the baby’s mouth

Then Milo opens his mouth and blows

And green slime sprays all over Colton

My eyes are wide as a bubble of laughter spills froh, but Colton looks hter He looks equally shocked at his son and my reaction to it “You think this is funny?” The quiver in his lips tells rees

With my phone camera in hand, I nod and snap another picture

Colton turns and looks at his son “You just sprayedabout it,” he says My heartbeat juh he doesn’t elaborate anyet the way he said I was pretty That touch of midwestern accent, his tone all deep and husky It does inappropriate things to my lady bits

Milo reaches for the food, so Colton shovels a few rab the paper towels off the counter and hand hi his son bites, he wipes at his face and blots at his T-shirt “Youto the containers of food

Feeling relaxed, I go ahead and help myself to a chicken druravy I join the as far away from Milo as possible There’s notpart of his ti his son When he h the container, Milo appears to be done, refusing to open his rabs a ashcloth and goes to town on clearing the food from his son’s face Upon closer inspection, however, he finds that green slime… everywhere

“He’s going to need a bath,” he says, almost dejectedly

“He’ll get better at eating,” I reassure him

“But will I get better at feeding hi half of his dinner?”

I set better too”