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Chapter 99 - Ice Creams And Haircuts
Cailen had to leave to go get Ezekiel from school, make him dinner and make sure he did his homework before Noah came over to watch him while Cailen came back to the hospital so it was sort of convenient that Asher had fallen asleep.
He was avoiding bringing Ezekiel down to the hospital because Asher truly wasn't very sociable and he didn't want Asher getting upset at Ezekiel over anything because the boy might take it to heart.
Even the guy’s visits have been sparse because Asher couldn't handle socializing with so many people right now- his head still hurt, he was still feeling a bit nauseous sometimes, and it all made him very irritable.
That family coming to visit was proof enough that Asher wasn't ready.
The only person Asher would allow for any length of time was Cailen, and he was certain that was only because Cailen didn't really give him an option.
As
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