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I wasn’t going to point that out. It would just be looking for trouble, and now that Dick was here, I was in a bad mood. “I have to go,” I said, downing my second glass of whiskey before setting it down on the low coffee table in the middle of our couches. “Come on, so soon?” Noah asked. “One more.” “Ben is waiting for me.” “Your mom knows you drink late sometimes. She offered to watch,” Noah pointed out. I shook my head. “You have Ava at home to look after Warner. I don’t have that luxury. I said Ben was waiting for me, not my mom.” Noah held up his hands in mock defense. “See you guys around,” I said and left the Cavaliers without saying goodbye to my brother or my dad. “Daddy!” Ben cried when I walked into my mom’s living room. He jumped up from the blocks he and Mom were building on the floor, and I kneeled. He flew into my arms, nearly tackling me backward. “You’re early.” “You bet,” I said. “I didn’t want to spend the whole night away from you.” I ruffled his dark hair before I s