“Oh, please, I have nothing better to do,” Mindy said, “Besides, I like your kids. They’re not bratty like you were.”ᰀ䠠攀礀 䤀 眀愀猀渀ᤀ琠 戀爀愀琀琀礀℀ᴀഠ
“Yes you were!” Mindy retorted, laughing, remember when gramps gave you that laptop and you were like, ‘Oh look at me, gramps loves me, blah blah blah”, Man, it was insane!” She said.ᰀ传栀 瀀氀攀愀猀攀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 戀氀甀猀栀攀搀Ⰰ 氀愀甀最栀椀渀最Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 眀愀猀 礀漀甀渀最℀ᴀഠ
“Well, you were older than us…”ᰀ䘠椀渀攀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 爀漀氀氀攀搀 洀礀 攀礀攀猀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 搀椀搀 栀愀瘀攀 洀礀☀洠漀洀攀渀琀猀⸀ᴀഠ
“But the worst one was when you broke C’s music box!”ᰀ传栀 洀礀 䜀漀搀Ⰰ 䤀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀愀琀☀ᴠ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠栀愀琀 眀愀猀 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最㼀ᴀഠ
I washed my face with cold water, and got out of the room. As I opened the door, I saw Mark standing in front of me. Apparently, he was going to open the room, too. ऀᰀ䜠漀漀搀洀漀爀渀椀渀最Ⰰᴀ†䠀攀 猀洀椀氀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Hey,” I smiled back and we kissed.ऀᰀ匠漀Ⰰ 甀栀洀Ⰰ 䤀 眀愀猀 最漀渀渀愀☀眠攀氀氀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀ᤀ猠 眀愀椀琀椀渀最 昀漀爀 礀漀甀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀☀ᴠഠ
I hugged her, “Wow,” I told her.ऀ匀栀攀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 眀攀氀氀Ⰰᴀ†匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䠠愀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 䌀爀洀攀 䈀爀甀氀攀攀☀ᴠഠ
I laughed, “I never knew you were a poet,” I winked.ഀ
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“You finally learned how to cook!” I told my mom after spoonfuls of her Crème Brulee plus the freshly brewed Coffee Mark made. ऀᰀ传栀Ⰰ 猀栀甀琀 椀琀 䬀椀洀戀攀爀氀礀Ⰰᴀ†匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 猀洀椀氀椀渀最⸀ഀ
“So, you and Paulo are still together?”ऀᰀ䜠漀椀渀最 猀琀爀漀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 愀爀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“Whoa.” I said, “Somehow that statement made you younger by 20 years!”ऀ匀栀攀 瀀甀猀栀攀搀 洀攀 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀Ⰰ ᰀ䬠椀洀戀攀爀氀礀℀ᴀ†匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ匠漀 礀漀甀爀 搀愀搀 愀渀搀 䐀愀渀愀㼀 䜀攀琀琀椀渀最 栀椀琀挀栀攀搀 猀漀漀渀㼀ᴀഠ