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”
She giggled.
“Did you know about me on my birthday?”
“No.”
“Did you have another little girl somewhere?”
“No.”
“Are you married?”
He paused. “No.”
“Almost married?”
He looked at her. Children sensed the exact shape of hesitation.
“Yes,” he said.
Hope thought about that. “That sounds messy.”
He laughed despite himself. “It is.”
Messy did not begin to cover Tiana.continue reading …
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