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AFOC Chapter 13

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Chapter 13 Damon POV I can hear all the kids from the backyard yelling and laughing over the pumping music. It’s our family barbeque, signaling the end of summer. We always have it the weekend after our first week of school. Our entire family invites friends and coworkers along with my aunts and uncles. It's a pretty big deal. The number of people seems to triple every year. I invited Trisha to come; she said she would if she felt up to it. She’s having a rough time with morning sickness, though she complains it’s not right calling it morning sickness when it lasts all fucking day. Her words, not mine. She did text me an hour ago saying she’s coming. I got the special crackers and Sprite that Dad always got Mom during her moments of morning sickness, hoping it’ll help her if she gets sick here. My mom wanders into the house, spotting me pacing by the front door. “Damon, what are you doing?” Rubbing the back of my neck, I answer, “Um, Trisha said she was coming. I wanted