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Quasi hugged me with practiced affection.
\n\u201cThree days, tops,\u201d he\u2019d said smoothly. \u201cBig meeting in Chicago. I\u2019ll be back before you miss me.\u201d<\/p>\n

To the watching world, we looked like love.
\nTo me, something felt\u2026 off. But I couldn\u2019t name it.<\/p>\n

He knelt in front of Kenzo next, hands on his shoulders, smiling like a father in a commercial.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou take good care of Mama, all right, champ?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kenzo\u2019s face didn\u2019t soften. His stare didn\u2019t flinch. He just\u2026 observed him. As if trying to solve a puzzle no child should ever have to solve.<\/p>\n

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Quasi hugged me with practiced affection. \u201cThree days, tops,\u201d he\u2019d said smoothly. \u201cBig meeting in Chicago. I\u2019ll be back before you miss me.\u201d To the watching world, we looked like love. To me, something felt\u2026 off. But I couldn\u2019t name it. He knelt in front of Kenzo next, hands on his shoulders, smiling like a…<\/p>\n

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