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“I’ll have to keep that in mind,” I say.
Martha comes back with Angel, freshly changed. “All better now.”
“I can take her,” Callie says, and Martha hands her over.
“This baby has me completely wrapped around her pinky finger,” Weston says.
“You’re quite the family man these days,” I say.
He leans back into the couch. “It’s the best life. You should try it.”
“You sound like Mom. Now that you’re taken, she’s bugging me to get married.” My girlfriend Sarah and I broke up about two months ago. She fell in love with her old high school boyfriend and called it off between us. I’d been gearing up to propose, but evidently, she wasn’t on the same page.
Weston laughs. “Have fun with that. You know, Jenni is still single. You should ask her out.”
“Hilarious. Mom’s been asking me to take her to dinner for months.”
“What’s the holdup?” Callie asks. “Jenni seems nice enough.”
“Jenni is fantastic,” I say. “But her brother is my best friend. Do you know how scary he is? Ronnie would kill me if I dated his sister. So, Jenni will forever stay in the friend zone.”
“Famous last words,” Weston says. “Just wait. You never know what might happen.”
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