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“Can people without kids help?” I asked.
“If we know them. Why? Do you know someone?”
“Me!”
“Really?”
“I’d love to.”
“Oh, great! We would love to have you both.”
I winked at Cain, but his lips pursed as he looked pointedly at Kerry, who was watching the whole interaction.
“I think Tammy’s coming with your drinks,” Kerry said. “I won’t keep you. Tommy, let’s go to our table.”
Tommy said goodbye to Eric and walked off.
“The whole Facebook group is gonna hear about this,” Cain muttered.
“You were so nice!” Eric said. “I’ve never seen you say so many words.”
Cain’s eyes dragged over to me, and I tried to give him a reassuring smile. I could tell he wasn’t thrilled to have opened up at all, but I also could see why Jackie thought I was the best option.
Even if he only spoke to argue with me, it was more than he’d ever done.
And hopefully, it would be enough.
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CAIN
Strawberry Springs Neighborhood Watch
Kerry Winsor
Just saw a delivery truck of some sort. Who got something fun?
Comments:
Tammy Jane: Good Lord, Kerry. What do you do all day?
Kerry Winsor: Find all the info I can. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it. God forbid a woman has hobbies!
Marjorie Brown: I ordered a giant box of dildos.
HenriettaBrown: I took her phone. Can the admins delete that?
Two days later,Mollie was calling, “They’re here!” as she ran toward the door.
“What’s here?”
“The roots!” she said, stepping out onto the porch.
I followed her, and true to her word, she had ordered aton.Way more than a field’s worth.
Shit.I should have told her I would order them so I could get an amount I could actually fucking handle.
“Mollie, what did you do?” I asked.