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in my mouth, see the

monster in my eyes? “What?”

Leigh called. She’s planning

on coming home for your

birthday. I thought it might be

a good time to baptize Hunter.

Relief floods my face

like a hot, red tidal wave.

“Baptize Hunter? Oh.

Yeah. Well, I guess so.”

Good. I’ll talk to Pastor

Keith at church tomorrow

morning. You should

think about godparents.

Jeez, is that it? Inquisition

over? “Godparents. Right.

Meanwhile, diaper patrol.”

I make a hasty exit.

Hmm. Baptize Hunter? I’ve

never considered it, let alone

who I’d want to take care

of him, should something

bad happen to me. I don’t

have any friends who could

fill such big shoes. Mom

and Scott? Can grandparents

be godparents? Maybe Leigh?

But would I have to name her

partner, too? And how would

Pastor Keith feel about that?