“You still need to take a break now and then. The kids miss you. They keep asking when they can see their Auntie Tesita.” Just like that, Tessa’s temper flared hot again. Babysitting your children is not a break! she wanted to scream at him. And don’t use your fucking kids as emotional blackmail! But she loved her niece and nephew, and didn’t want to say anything she’d regret, so she swallowed the words and forced herself to speak levelly. “Sorry, Rob. I’m already committed for Wednesday. Don’t you have a babysitter you can call?” “Yeah, I guess,” he sighed. Not one who’ll work for free, huh?
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