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I know. So cute it hurts

Reed

No kidding

Does he say mama yet?

Me

Yeah, he knows a lot of words

Loves cars. I hear car car car car all the time. Usually with emphatic pointing at his toy or a car outside

Reed

Damn, I want to see that

I stared down at the phone, not sure how to respond. After a minute, the bell at my register dinged softly.

I slipped my phone back in my pocket, and with one last glance at Parker, headed back in. He’d go down for his nap after he was done eating.

The next textfrom Reed came in two hours later.

Reed

Is there a difference between partial blackout curtains and 100%? I saw you had some kind of curtain in Parker’s room

My lips curved upward.

I probably shouldn’t have been happy to hear that he was trying to recreate Parker’s bedroom in his house, but I was. It was nice not to have to handle everything myself.

Me

Yes

We need 100%

Reed

We? I like the sound of that.

My face flushed.

Me

Don’t make me regret agreeing to this

Reed sent back a gif of someone saluting, and I bit back a snort as I put my phone away.

An hour and a half after that, he messaged again.

Reed

What time are you coming home?

Me

That makes it sound too intimate

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