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“Welcome back!”

“Are you okay?” I looked at Rusher. “What’s with the accent?”

“It’s nice though. I sound like American,” he said in an American accent.

“You could have fooled me. Now, why are you here?”

“Just welcoming my friend back. You’re very tanned.”

“It’s hot in Europe. What do you expect?”

He nodded with a meaningful smile. “Should I expect good news?”

“Like what exactly?”

“A baby, ...