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I pick up my phone and dial her number. She phone rings twice before she answers with a chipper, "Hello!"

"Hey, Antonia," I say. "I'm, uh, I'm going to buy Faye a treat. Do you know what she might like?"

She pauses for a moment. "I know that Faye loves frozen cream puffs, but she also likes literally any flavour of Lindiar truffle."

"Thank you so much. I'm going to be spending my grad day with her, and I want her to enjoy it."

She giggles. "Please tell me you guys are a thing."

I sigh. "Yeah, I made it official yesterday."

She cheers. Literally. "My baby girl is growing up! And soon I'll be able to call you my son, right?"

"Um, I don't-"

"And don't forget about grandbabies! I'm expecting some of those soon too!"

"Goodbye, Mrs. Kheane."

Oh don't you Mrs Kheane me-"

I hang up before she can continue. I swear that woman is going to kill me one day.

I find frozen cream puffs and head to one of the the self check outs.

I hope she likes this.