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“Still,” Mike said. “You’re good to take him home ... though you probably would have done that anyway, and I wouldn’t blame you.”
“Thanks,” I said.
“Glad I could help. And I’m glad you’re back where you belong, little man.”
“Me too,” Eric said. I let him go, only for Mollie to hug him the second I did.
Mike smiled. “Some little family you have here.”
“Yeah,” I said, watching Mollie fuss over every little part of Eric. “But I’m happy to have it.”
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MOLLIE
Strawberry Springs Neighborhood Watch
Mollie Wilson
TWO WEEKS UNTIL STRAWBERRY SEASON!
Comments:
Kerry Winsor: GIMME!
Mollie Wilson: They’re SO close.
Tammy Jane: You better save some for me ...
Henrietta Brown: Finally! Something new to do that I don’t have to drive an hour for!
“Jesus Christ, princess. Gimme that.”Cain took the saw out of my hand. “You’re gonna cut a finger off.”
“Technically, that would requiremovingthe saw.” I’d been trying to cut a piece of wood, but with no luck. All I’d managed to do was make a scratch on the side of it.
“You’re putting too much pressure on it at first.” Hisarm moved back, cutting a perfect line, and I got an incredible view of his arms bulging as he moved. “See how I’m doing it?”
“No. Can I see it again?”
“Fine. You move like this.” His arm went back and forth. “You wanna try?”
“I’m good.”
“But you wanted to build the payment stand yourself.”
“I did, but I like what I’m looking at more.” I didn’t even look in his eyes, only at his arms.
Cain smiled in my direction, and I thought he was about to flirt back.
Instead, I got a face full of feathers.
“Ack! Hennifer!” I wrestled with her before I held her away from me. “Come on. We let you out to get cicadas and you repay me with this? It was my idea!”
“I told you she would do this,” he replied.
“All of the other chickens are having a feast!”
“She’s not like other chickens.”