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We pull into the lot easily, the piled rely shade of brown It’s a bit reht is now dull and drab A little sludge mixed in too

Colton parks his truck in the back and only lets go of nition We sit in the quiet, the only sound Milo’s even breathing and a thousand thoughts and unsaid words I can feel his eyes on me, and while I’d ot me into this mess in the first place

Slowly, I turn and face thefor a little more every day There’s a mix of emotions swept up in those blue eyes Hurt Fear Resolve AndIt’s the sa inside ht with tension and the lines around his eyes soft It’s the saoodnight

Soain after we talk

It’s like he knows I’ it Colton leans over and takeshand He leans forward and places his lips gently againsture this out That he’s not letting o

At least not yet

“Cos to set up for the class,” he says, sliding his full lips along mine one final time before he slips out of the driver’s seat His first stop is to release the latch on Milo’s car seat He throws the blanket over the top of the handle to protect hier door, he’s there, taking ym

Inside, thefills the hallway We used the back entrance so we can slip inside the rooht, the lights already turned on in a welcome fashion Colton sets the car seat down and pulls off the blanket We’re greeted with a smiley, toothless Milo, who seems to have enjoyed his catnap He instantly starts to babble, and even grins ear to ear the moment his dad unhooks the buckles and picks him up

“Hey, little buddy, I’ to play in here with Hollis” Milo’s eyes instantly turn toIn fact, he reaches forto leap from uy, and as I snuggle his little body into my chest, more tears fill my eyes

Colton pulls ure this out, Hollis I pro down and kissing Milo’s forehead “I’ll be in the largearound here, okay?”

I nod, unable to form words Colton hesitates, but it doesn’t really see me with his son It has more of a protective way about it, as if he doesn’t want to leave me, period

When the door closes, I glance around and take in the room It’s exactly as Colton said, and exactly as I’d expect frouys have an office set up for the owner’s kids, but this one does, and it says a lot about the guy who runs this place A lot about Chase and Colton too

I pull an activity mat from the shelf and set it out on the floor Thefor the anile Each one makes a noise, which seems to keep him entertained, at least for now I take a seat on the floor next to him Sure, I could sit on the couch, but I’d rather be close to hiht, so I’d rather soak up as much of his sweet smiles and scents while I can

Just in case

I spend the afternoon playing with the baby We have a quick snack and diaper change, and he goes right back to playing He’s currently sitting in a Bunawing on the plastic as if it were his job It seeh, so I don’t care Even if his shirt is coe his outfit four more times if it meant he was happy and content