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Our lives had slowed down and sped up in different ways We both took only one role a year, at opposite times so that we could be there for our kids, so they would have a noreles

“Dad, you’re so slow!” Aurora said

“What can I say? I’ot to the bottoy as I tickled her

“Not fair, Daddy!” she gasped, pouting when I put her on the stool behind the kitchen island

“What, you wanted to be angry all day?” I asked, reaching into the fridge to grab the pies

“I wanna be serious!”

“Aurora, you are ten You are way too young to be serious,” I said, putting a plate in front of the”

“You started acting when you were seven,” Austin reminded me

I stared at him

“Shutting up,” he ave him a fork

“But you did,” Aurora stood up to me

“It’s not fair I’ood as Moo on the red carpet with their parents and get to do commercials and stuff I want to too! Don’t you think I can, Daddy?”

She had no idea what she was asking, which is why I couldn’t give in to her No ed and how cute she looked with those ribbons in her curly brown hair

“Aurora—Rar,” I said She made a face when I used her nicknairl, and your draht I see so much of youractress one day, but not now”

“But why?” She tried not cry “Mommy and you—”