“I’m glad your parents were nice, though.” Just remembering the squeals and shouts coming from the end of Kallum’s phone after he’d told his parents made me smile even bigger; listening to their happiness had made me feel like I’d just scooted up to a warm fire. “They’re over the moon,” said Kallum, letting go of my hand to dab cautiously at his newly white beard with his fingertips. “My mom has known for a total of twelve hours, and she’s already bought you lanolin ointment, whatever that is.” “She’s amazing.” It was how I wanted my own mother to react, but that was a fantasy I needed to let
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