Demetri (Coins) POV
Ruby has fallen into a routine with the baby; she was an attentive mother. The n****e shield worked, but she couldn't feed Samuel with it. Ruby was back swimming for morning exercise, not many laps, but it was a start. She had been feeling bad about her body, her stomach like a deflated balloon, so she worked hard to get back in shape. I loved her and her floppy tummy; it was a residue from carrying my son, and I was proud of those belly remnants. I never judged a woman by her figure, but by her kind heart.
Samuel was here to give news. Keith, a good friend of mine, was her father; I never knew about that. Not that you ask about someone's history when making friends; they won't suddenly give you their life story, but I knew him with his current wife and sons.
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