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The Two Alices

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“Face it, Levi. You lost.” “Don't need to rub it in.” He muttered, trying one last time to get the cards to stand up. It had been a dumb bet anyway, but Alice always knew just how to get under his skin. Sisters were like that, or at least Alice was. Jenn usually just sat there on her phone, observing the two of them at their never-ending game of one upping each other. “He's right, Alice.” Jenn said imperiously. Alice stuck her tongue out at Jenn. “One of these days, a bird's gonna come eat your tongue.” “That's not true.” “Ugh.” Levi pushed the cards away. “I give up.” “Well, you already lost.” Alice said. “So that means you gotta” her voice was taking on more and more of the sing-songy teasing tone. “Do what I say!” “Alice.” Jenn said. “You're not Mom.” Levi and Alice said in unison. “See, that's why people still think you're twins.” Jenn remarked, laughing as they both looked disgusted at the thought. “What's it gonna be?” Levi asked. Alice g...
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The Baby Game: The Secret

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“You're really not gonna say good morning?” Mark asked as Alex tried to calm down from the scare that he had gotten: waking up in Mark's bed. “Good morning.” Alex grunted, knowing that Mark would not let it go until he said something. “Dad's making breakfast, so do you want to go down in your jammies or get dressed first?” Alex saw his overnight bag by the door. “Get dressed.” “Let’s work on full sentences, Baby Lexie.” Mark grabbed the boy and unzipped his pajamas. The red onesie had been a compromise and he hoped Alex did not ever work out how little they made him look. Somehow, he thought having bare feet instead of footies magically made him look mature. Now Mister Mature sat on his floor in nothing but a diaper. “We had a lot of fun playing the Baby Game last night, didn't we?” Alex curtly nodded. “You're really not a morning person, are you?” Mark kissed Alex's forehead before ripping off his diaper. He smiled as Alex hurried over to the dresser, hoping...
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Luke & Liam: Jolly Jungle

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Liam smiled, feeling a warm glow as he finished what must've been his tenth watch-through of Luke's performance of the Reindeer Pokey from last December. He had zoomed in on Luke just to confirm his suspicions: Luke's blue and white Pull-ups peeked a few times, especially during his most vigorous butt waggles. Of course, Liam thought, if I wanted to see Lukey loo's Pull-ups... He looked down at Luke, who was sprawled on the floor, playing with Duplo, the LGMs from Toy Story on the butt of his Pull-ups. He sucked on his pacifier even as he noticed Liam watching him. "Come here, baby." Liam said, holding his arms out. Luke automatically grabbed Teddy before climbing into Liam's lap. Liam chuckled, hugging him close and kissing the top of his head. It was so interesting to him how the Luke in the video seemed so much more mature than Lukey on his lap, despite being a year younger and a few inches shorter. In the year since, Luke had grown enough that his blu...
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The Baby Game: A Dose of Reality

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“Alex, are you ready? Mark will be here soon.” “I know!” Alex called from the hall. “Oh, there you are.” “Yeah, I was coming al-” “Mark'll be here soon.” “I know.” He sighed. “Are you sure we can't cancel?” “Absolutely not!” Mom said. “We're going out dancing.” Her eyes seemed to sparkle at the very thought. “And you and Mark will have fun here.” “But why?” He had not had the heart to tell her half of what Mark had done to him. She didn't even seem to care all that much about what she had seen Mark do, saying again and again how nice it was that they were getting along. “It's only a few hours. We'll be back before nine. And, more importantly, it'll be good for you to spend time with a boy your age.” “I have friends, mom!” Alex protested. “You said I couldn't go over to Sam's house or Devin's or anyone's.” “Because Mark is nearly here.” She said. “His sweater is on the coffee table. I hope you thank him for bailing you out.” “That...
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