ting in Portland, the signed hop

victory, but

en I walked in, too quie

I s

he creek, the one Olivia had insisted I keep as

makeshift

d to be. A changing table, overflowing wit

iles dangled from

of Olivia, Mark, and their n

, cooing at the i

istants hovered nearby, offerin

g, he has your ey

hen spotted me

alse bonhomie. "Sorry about the mess. Had to make a little

mped, windowless room next to the roaring fermenta

Mark continued, strolling out of the nursery-office, his eyes f

. "Let me see that contract

back. "I' l

"Don' t be like that,

in the other room let

trical sigh, said

clumsy movement, he "accidentally" knocked over a

rk, feigning panic, flailed, knocking my open briefc

o a puddle of milk from an overturned bo

the paper buc

sistants cried, rushing to Mark' s side. "You

"Don' t worry, Ethan. I' ll try to

head. "Go on that trip, Ethan! Explore those new ma

ht after Mar

to find them married, her preg

e transfer agreement so

but to get me out of her hair, to

sharp, finally broke

ark' s changing table

ked i

sympathies from the staff f

tossed the wet, smelly diaper directly ont

ack as a dark stain

he hell,

your mess," I sa

f the brewery, ignoring the ga

the Secretary o

ess the notarized share transfer

ou do to Mark? He' s furious! And

p hitting the paper. "Just s

er deal? Good boy, Ethan. Knew I could count on you to keep the m

ung

reement I was signing