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The thing with babies was, they grew - and they grew fastDevon and Ellie were doctors, they knew the rate Madeline would be growing at, when her check-ups were needed, when her milestones - both medical and personal - were coming up. Together, they were an intelligent pair of parents who would do anything for the kid they loved with everything they

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A lot of island living was pretty cool in Nate's opinion. Life at home hadn't prepared him for it, but he liked having to walk to services, not have them come to him, and hear birdsong instead of cars and people yammering away on their cell phones (Nate included). He liked building his own hut, even if it was pretty pathetic. He liked cleaning his boat and stupid stuff like that.

Laundry, though. Laundry he was totally useless at and would have been quite happy to let Jane take care of, if for some reason the Archibald maid did show up and wanted the job. Adding Kate's clothes into the mix didn't help, and he always ended up on the floor sorting clothes for an hour. So he was happy to see Devon there when he came in, a giant bag over his shoulder.

"Hey man," he said, kneeling down. "Mind if I sort while you pick? I'll go crazy doing this stuff with no one to distract me."

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Devon gave Nate a grin when he saw him and gestured for him to take up a spot wherever he pleased. "Yeah man, knock yourself out. I'm just trying to get as much as I can."

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He glanced quickly over at the pile of clothes Devon was accumulating and grinned as he sat down and untied his bag. "Good thing babies don't care about their fashion. Like, I never understood those designer baby clothes back home. Who's an infant going to impress with drool coming out of its mouth?"

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"Who knows," Devon said agreeably. Living around L.A., it was hard not to see women walking around with their babies dressed in designer clothes that matched their dogs. It was ridiculous. "Other moms who dress their kids up like toys?"

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Nate shook his head with a soft disgusted noise. "Madeline's lucky to have you guys. And to not have to grow up in our amazing society back home. Though it is kind of sad that she'll never get a car when she hits sixteen."

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Devon chuckled. "Yeah, see, I'm kind of okay with that part."

Not having to worry about the day his daughter began to learn how to drive - and potentially get seriously hurt - was only a plus, in Devon's book.

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"Aw come on," Nate laughed. "That's like a rite of passage, for you and her. Part of being a teenager is supposed to be driving your parents crazy, right? How much trouble could she get into on this island."

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"A lot," Devon replied quickly, and if he sounded as if he could think up half a dozen things she could do to worry him in a minute, it's because he already had. "Most of them have to do with boys. And the dinosaurs."