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He raised both eyebrows and shook his head.

I looked at Eddie. “What?”

She looked at Smokey.

I scowled at each of them. “What?”

“I had a dream,” Smokey said.

I took a bite of my new burger. “And?”

He shrugged. “Twins.”

I took another bite. “So.”

“Sometimes his dreams come true,” Eddie said.

“What?” My eyes shot to Smokey. “Really?”

“I don’t know. There’s been a few that were questionable. Nothing to worry about.”

I took another bite of my burger, swallowed it, and then studied him. “Are you serious?”

“About the dream, or about worrying about it?”

“About the dream.”

He nodded. “I had a dream the other day. A boy, and a girl. Twins.”

I sighed. “I sure hope not.”

“I sure hope so,” Eddie said.

“So do I,” Smokey agreed.

He motioned toward my plate and laughed. “Want another?”

I looked down.

My plate was void of any food.

I hadn’t realized it, but I’d eaten the other burger already. “Holy crap,” I gasped. “I can’t believe it.”

They looked at each other and chuckled.

“It’s not twins,” I said.

“Still hungry?” Smokey asked.

I shrugged. “Not really.”

I was, though.

“Are you sure?” Eddie asked.

“Yeah,” I said. “I’m okay.”

She picked up her burger, and took a bite. “This is so good,” she said over her mouthful of food. “Better than In-N-Out.”