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Sticking to my promise, I slip my phone from my pocket and search for the new contact. I click on the name she made for herself, grinning like a fool as I type out a message.

How does one go about making pancakes?

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Suburban Daddy?

Attila the Hun: The Scourge of God and Rome’s Greatest Threat

The Power Struggles After Stilicho’s Execution: Rome’s Descent into Chaos

Stilicho: The Last Great General of Western Rome and Defender of a Dying Empire

The Sack of Rome (410 AD) by Alaric: Shockwaves Across the Empire

Unfortunately, yes…

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Have I mentioned I’m a foodie? Pancakes are my jam. Let me see if I can find you a recipe. Is this an Addie request?

What gave it away?

Was kind of hoping you could come over and show me? The royal queen has requested a playdate.

Why does it feel like I’m asking her to go steady?

Bubbled dots register on the screen, and I feel a plunge in the pits of my stomach.

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The next two days are crazy busy.

Shit. I knew it wasn’t a good idea. I should have just taken the recipe link and ended it at that.

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But I’m free Sunday morning?

Wait, really…?

Sunday works. Thanks, Doc. See you then.

I text her my address and pray like hell I can keep myself in check. My mind. My sanity. My nervous system. Looks like I’ll also need to beg Hilary to let me have Addie on Sunday since it’s technically her weekend.

I didn’t think twice when Juniper suggested that day, agreeing like a lost puppy right away. Shouldn’t be a problem, but I know Hilary, and she’ll ask questions.

The Philadelphia Experiment: Teleportation Test or Naval Myth? Unraveling One of History’s Most Persistent Conspiracy Theories

The Ancient Anunnaki Theory: Alien Intervention in Early Civilization or Modern Myth?

The Death of Alexander the Great: Poison Plot or Fever? Unraveling History’s Greatest Mystery

The Moon Landing Hoax Theory: Propaganda or Verified History?

Likely, wondering what’s so urgent.

Well, Hilary, the pretty doc is coming over, and not for me.

But why does it feel like the beginning…the beginning of something far greater?

JUNIPER

“Hey, Mom.”

“Hi, honey. How was your week?”

With the phone to my ear, I signal to my coffee, appreciating that Wynonna knows exactly what I’m asking without having to say it. We’re on a first-name basis now. Yay me for making friends in a new place.

Peering through the window of the diner, I soak in the stillness of the early morning before the chaos of my day to come. “It was good. I was able to connect with a lot of newer patients I haven’t met yet. I can tell it’s going to take time to build up the same trust they had with Dr. Wolk, but I’m hopeful.”

“Well, that’s great. Those things take time. Just remember what sets you apart and run with it.”