“I’ll call you if I need anything at all, and I promise I won’t swear anymore!” I push her—gently—toward the entrance of the building. “Have a great day, we love you!” I stop, popping a fist on my hip, brows furrowed as I replay those last three words in my head. “No, I didn’t, um…” My eyes come to Rosie’s. She’s standing there, clutching her breakfast, grinning at me. “Okaybye!” I dash to my side, throw myself in, and tear out of the parking lot without another look in her direction. “Shit. That was a close one, huh, bud?” Connor grins at me in the reflection of the car seat mirror. “Shit.”
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