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Claire
Alex gave me a strange look after we got home and Hannah ran off to her room to change out of the white uniform she had worn to karate class. “Did you have a nice time chatting with your new friend, Josie?”
I knew that my budding friendship with his baby mama made my husband uncomfortable, as was to be expected, but he needed to get used to it. I walked over to stand right in front of him and put my arms up around the back of his neck before smiling up at him. “I did. She’s a terrific person, and we have some great laughs together.”
“At my expense?” He asked, revealing the first tinges of self-consciousness.
I shook my head before reassuring him. “Of course not. Actually, we mostly laugh at how ridiculous our bodies are becoming as they continue to grow. I’m starting to feel
