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to stop worrying about talking to people who didn’t understand her situation.
                  He took a quick glance at his watch, wondering how soon he could get out of this place. His girls needed to get to bed soon and he was pretty sure that Josie’s little ones were tired. He didn’t mind being rude, considering he never planned to see any of these people again, but he also knew that she would need to keep these people in her life, for some reason. He took another glance at his watch and decided forget it. No one else had young children.
                  He rose to his feet before people had the chance to react. “I’m sorry, but it is getting late and it is time for my children to be in bed for school. I hope you understand.” He didn’t bother telling them that he would take Josie and the bebe . They would just have to find out later.
                  He strode toward where he left his children, finding both girls playing with the little boy. The woman sat in a rocking chair in the corner of the room, a piece of fabric hiding what he knew to be the breast feeding of her other child.
                  “How much longer will it take,” he asked her, ignoring the other adult in the room. Josie seemed to jump a bit, before briefly checking inside her fabric. His girls, knowing what that meant were already collecting their items together and helping the little boy to get ready.
                  “Is the meeting finished already?” He didn’t say anything as he moved to get the baby’s winter coat. Behind him, he heard a slight irritated sounding cry before it finally calmed. He turned, finding the reason was that Josie had begun changing a diaper. He was glad now that he’d put the large stroller in the back of his truck. All of this was taking too long to want to fight with that monster. He had the new car seat set on a table, ready for when the little one was finally ready.
                  “Why do I feel like I still hear talking?” Josie asked, as she finally made her way to his side to set her pink covered bundle into the seat and began strapping her in.
                  “Don’t worry about it.” He collected the carrier and pushed her toward the exit. He couldn’t wait to get back to his home, maybe forget about this whole evening with a bottle of pivo . Before he could do that, he had to keep his word on getting his neighbor and her children back home. He guided his girls up the stairs. Behind him, Josie carried her son.
                  Getting everyone in the car took little effort. His girls knew to move fast and he had specifically chosen travel seats that were easy to deal with. The carrier clicked immediately, leaving only Josie to get the little boy strapped in properly.  Then, once all of that was completed, he helped her into the passenger’s seat and finally took his place as the driver. Now, he just had to last the twenty-minute drive back to the apartment complex.
                  He kept the music low, knowing that his guest wouldn’t understand the lyrics, but that it was something that he and his girls enjoyed because it kept them tied to home. In the corner of his eye, he saw Josie leaned back in the leather seat. He hoped that she took this opportunity to fall asleep, thereby leaving him to his thoughts. But, of course, he would have no such luck.
                  “Do you want to tell me why we had to leave early? The leaders usually take turns giving talks and tonight was Marisol’s opportunity to teach on dealing with the emotions of returning to singleness.”
                  He felt the beginning of a sneer touching his lips. “You are sad and upset, but that will not feed the children, only working. You cannot expect to rely on another person, only self.”
                  “But that doesn’t mean you are dealing with the