I exhale and scratch the nape of my neck. "Er, well…"But when I look back at L'Oreal, her face is so hopeful. So goddamn desperate for my approval.Kyoline looks at me. "She spent the entire afternoon dressing them up," she says. "It was…a battle of wills."I chuckle. "And the dogs lost?" "Clearly," Kyoline clips.L'Oreal swoops up to Killer, wrapping his great, fluffy neck in her tiny arms. "The doggies are so pretty," she keeps saying, burying her face in his coat. "Just like pretty princesses."My heart tightens in a way I don't know that I'm ready to cope with. I hadn't expected to get so close to this child. Didn't think I'd get used to her laugh in my house, the way she clings to me when I'm reading to her, and the way she looks up at me like I'm a fuckin' superhero. Didn't think I'd get this close to any of them.I shake my head, releasing the laugh that's been coming for so long finally. "Yeah, kid. They look…good."L'Oreal beams at me, and it’s a beautiful smile just lik
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