Chapter 75


    "Sounds great," I say. "I''ll be there as soon as I can."


    Cami lives just around the corner from the pub. She''s really not far away, but she''s still in school


    alongside taking care of their kid during the day. Lincoln wanted to hire two nannies to help her, but


    Cami has insisted on taking care of most of the childcare on her own.


    Visiting Cami


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    When I walk up to her door, it''s already open. There''s a very tiny face peeking out from behind the


    door.


    "Hi, Jacky," I say, kneeling down. He just looks at me with his gorgeous dark eyes and scampers away.


    "Cami," I call.


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    "Coming!" she says. When she steps into the hallway, she is putting an earring in her left ear. "I swear, I


    live in yoga pants and never put on makeup."


    "You look gorgeous," I say. "And I don''t believe you."


    "You''re good for my ego, you big liar," Cami says, kissing my cheek. "Come on in and ignore the little


    tornado." Despite her words, she''s intently looking at Jacky, not me. He''s investigating a veryrge


    teddy bear that''s bigger than him. He kicks the bear''s stomach.


    "No hitting!" she calls out. Jacky shoves a thumb in his mouth and belly flops on the bear''s legs. Then


    he pulls his thumb out of his mouth and starts crawling around the room. I like watching the way that


    his tiny legs move as he crawls as fast as he can.


    "He''s not as confident as he''d like to be when walking. He''s really more interested in crawling, since it''s


    more reliable. He always looks very surprised when he falls on his butt." I can hear the exasperation in


    her voice, but I can also hear the pride and clear love that she has for her baby son. I choke back my


    own jealousy, because I should be happy for her. But I just wish that I had a fraction of what she did.


    "So what are you doing this summer?" Cami asks, pouring us both a champagne flute of sparkling


    apple cider. "The pizza should be here in about 30 minutes."


    "Cool," I say. "I''m working."


    "Yeah? Where?"


    "I''m a nanny for Jeff, the guy next door."


    "Your dad''s business partner? The really hot one?"


    I can feel my cheeks heat. "Maybe."


    "Spill," Cami says, draining her ss. "Oh Lord, what I wouldn''t give for a solid piece of gossip. Most


    of my day is spent making sure the baby doesn''t identally kill himself and the night is spent


    studying. Tell me about it."


    "Um," I say, twirling the end of a braid around my finger. "So it''splicated."


    "Cop out," she says. "Tell me more."


    "He''s had an incredibly hard time keeping a nanny for his kid. Danny has colic and cries a lot."


    "I have a recipe for that. I was terrified of colic and have a recipe that the midwife gave me, but Jacky


    has been as healthy as a horse. He’s more likely tough than cry, so I haven’t tried it out. Do you want


    it?"


    "Sure," I say. "I don''t know if it''ll help, but it won''t hurt to try."


    "Keep an eye on Jacky while I dig through my pregnancy materials," she says. "It might take a while."


    I wait until she''s gone and sink to the floor. I''m wearing a dress, which is not what you''d consider ideal


    for crawling around on the floor, but I made it work with Danny.


    "Hey, Jacky." I crawl over to him. "What do you have there?"


    It is some kind of clear cube with something springy inside. He''s shoving a corner of it into his mouth.


    "Is that tasty?" I ask, wondering if Cami disinfects all of Jacky''s toys or if the cleaning agents are


    worse than a little bit of dirt which will bolster their immune systems.


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