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Episode 321: Yes

Lila leaned over the crib. Inhaling his sweet baby scent, she kissed Nate’s forehead and tiptoed out to the hall nearly colliding with Bowie as he left Jesse’s room. Every night they switched off putting the kids to bed. It was a nice ritual, like a real family.

"Well, one glass of water, two trips to the bathroom and four chapters later he’s asleep."

"A banner goodnight. I’ve never done less than five chapters." They exchanged sympathetic grins.

"Still, I’m hating the thought of the day he won’t want me reading with him at all."

"Me too." Lila’s comment surprised even her. But in the past few months she’d found more and more to like about parenting with Bowie.

They wandered slowly down the hall, like any other night, talking some more about the boys, their day, like a real married couple.

"I guess the bookstore will come in hand for Jesse’s Christmas presents." She was trying to see an upside to his working with Ava. To not focus on the fact that Ava would be his confidant again. That Miss Perfect would tell him the truth. That Lila Benson wasn’t good enough for him. Which she wasn’t. She still got bored being a mom sometimes and longed for material things. But she was working on it.

"I’m glad I took the job. We need the money plus I’m really worried about Ava. I want to convince her to get to know her parents. Ava-"

"Ava, Ava, Ava," she snapped in a loud whisper. "She’s all you’re going to talk about for months now, huh?"

"And you’d prefer Lila, Lila, Lila?"

"Yes I would." Her admission brought laughs from them both. They lingered outside her bedroom door. Like every night before he made his bed on the sofa. She stepped inside. "Well, goodnight."

Bowie stalked after her, spun her around, kissed her breathless. "Listening to Ava’s dad talk about this woman he lost, claims to be mad at but clearly still loves, it made me realize I don’t want to be like him. I don’t want to miss you anymore."

"So Ava is good for something." Lila reached for his zipper.

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