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BUCK
Color me #mindblown. It was definitely c**k a***e, but I had restrained myself and did nothing more than cuddle her all night.
I woke up earlier than Roxy and got out of bed to make coffee, country potatoes, bacon, and eggs with Parmesan like she liked. She joined me a good half hour later, looking adorably sleepy. Her eyes locked onto the table. “Wow, better than a restaurant! If only you had a little tin of crayons and a coloring sheet.”
I nabbed a sketchbook and 64 crayons with a built-in sharpener in the back, out of the pantry. Sure, I was ready to teach her a lesson when she needed it, but I was also plenty prepared to spoil and understand her as well.
“You remembered!” She opened the box. “Sooooo pretty!”
It was like being in third grade again—except the elephant in the
