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At my horrified expression,
Dad amends, Not really. Look.
There’s no secret formula here.
Give it a few days. My guess is,
once Nikki cools off, she’ll be
missing you. Then go to her and
tell her you know you screwed
up big-time, but you love her too
much to let things end like this.
It may not work. But Nikki loves
you, and if you love her, too,
what have you got to lose?
Just be sure to follow through.
FEELING MARGINALLY BETTER
And semi-jacked-up on chocolate
chip cookies, I think maybe I’ll
ask the boys if they want to break
out the sleds. The driveway is perfect,
as long as we build up a berm across
the bottom. Not that there will be much
traffic out in a storm like this. I am
considering digging around in the garage
when the phone rings. Once. Dad
and I look at each other, some strange
kind of understanding building between
us. Suddenly David dashes into the room,
Sasha nipping at his heels. Mommy’s
coming for Christmas! he shouts.
Mom follows. Her public defender
argued illegal search and seizure,
