45 fourty five

•Lexus

"Have the store finalize their product endorsement and hand me the report." I told the manager who was giving his presentation on the new product launch of his store. "We'll end the meeting here." I got up and so did the rest of the people.

"Lexus." Martha stopped me, "Has your hand healed?"

"Oh yes. Just fine." I showed her my completely healed hand. "You don't need to worry about it." I smiled.

She smiled back, "I'm glad." She sighed, "You look so much more lively now."

"Yes?"

"When you smile like this. We get to see this more now. That's why I'm glad." She patted my shoulder, "Take care of yourself boy."

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I went back home only to find Rosalie and Summer roaming around in matching knee-length sweaters, of light brown shade with turtlenecks.

Honestly, it was a good sight to see, it seemed like I was coming home to a family.

I paused and thought about the idea.