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"A whole new world..." The music blared from the television. Dewey had watched Aladdin at least fifty times now with his niece. He despised babysitting her. She was a great kid, he loved her. What he hated was seeing her parents. Together. Happy. Acting as if everything was fine. As if this was normal. As if it was perfectly acceptable behavior for your fiancé to f**k your brother...
He was committed to making the relationship with his brother, and his sister-in-law (who happened to be his former fiancé) work. He did it to be a good guy. He did it to make his mother happy. He did it because it was the right thing to do. He did it because...
Dewey's thoughts were interrupted when his phone rang. His phone never rang.
"What's that, Uncie Dewey?" The child asked, temporarily looking awa
