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Maggie. An animal?

Declan: Yes.

Maggie: Um...a raccoon.

Declan: No. A snake.

Maggie: Was it an emotional support snake?

Declan: I guess. It wasn’t even in a carrier or anything.

Maggie: What?

Declan: I know.

Maggie: Well, now I have a new phobia.

Declan: Snakes on a Plane!!!!

Maggie and Declan Text Thread

Maggie: I had a nightmare tonight. A nightmare about Cole. I have them often. I can’t fall back asleep.

Declan: Do you want to talk?

Maggie: It’s the middle of the night. Why are you up?

Declan: I wasn’t.

Maggie: Don’t you have your phone on silent? I didn’t mean to wake you.

Declan: Everyone is on silent, but you. And James – because he demanded that he can get in touch with me immediately in the event of a nuclear war or something.

Maggie: Well, this is nothing that serious. I wouldn’t have texted if I’d known it would wake you.

Declan: Where are you?

Maggie: Milwaukee

Declan: I’ll come.

Maggie: What? You can’t come.

Declan: Why not? I’m between trips right now. I’ll come tomorrow. We could actually hang out. I don’t know anyone in Milwaukee. Do you?

Maggie: Not many. Okay, fine – you can come if you want.

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