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"Do not…under any circuot me?"

"You knoouldn’t," he assures me

"Good No bad was he hurt?"

"Grazed," he whispers, and I can only i that shit up like it was a near-fatal wound

"Put Myla on"

"Hello," she says softly

"No guns, makamae," I tell her firmly and hear her move around for a moment

Then her soft, sweet voice slides down the line, wrapping around un…just in case"

"If you still feel that hen I get home, I will teach you how to use one safely," I pro to help"

"You shot him, whichto help, but he wasn’t thinking clearly"

"In all fairness, I didn’t know the gun was going to juine the kind of gun she was using that would juuns," she repeats "Love you," she whispers after ajust as quietly "You too, ood, and I’ll call you when I can"

"Pro to kill your dad one of these days," I tell my cousin

"He tries" He shakes his head

"He’s crazy"

"True," he ooddraht and rubthat has happened and the battle I still have onhi in prospective foron the beach, watching our babies play in the ocean, I will look back on these times and know that all the bullshit I had to deal orth it

"So, you guys are for real?"

I look over at my cousin, a man I love like my brother, and speak the only truth I know "There was never a ti it, I still kneould fight for it"

He grunts and shakes his head as the light turns green and I take off again

Once we arrive at the police station, I see Richard Rosenblu near the front doors with his phone to his ear We park, get out of the car, and head up the stairs

"Just got off the phone with Judge Connell and explained that they have been keeping a client here without any explanation He said he would be calling the chief now, so hopefully, by the tiet up there, they will have this shit sorted out"

"Nice to see you too, Rich," I mutter, but I feel my lips twitch Rich, and his father before him, has worked with my family since I can reet your man out" He smiles as Junior opens the door and we all walk inside Rich leads us to an elevator, then up another set of stairs, and into a large waiting rooo to the desk and begin talking to the wo there When she picks up the phone, he shakes his head and says so at him I watch her mouth move but can’t make out any words as she speaks to so to Rich He shakes his head and walks back over to us