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With Stacey ready to go off to college, Dylan was beside hihter

Trevor was a good natured boy, who apparently had just coan had long conversations with Dylan, advising hi as the boy was comfortable with his sexuality, which was the reed, but as the boys’ father, he still worried The world was a hateful place, and he only wanted to keep his kids safe

“Is Stacey still considering going to UTD?” Logan asked

“That’s the only good part of this whole thing Stacey’s got her heart set on it and Dylan doesn’t want her to be that far away”

“That far away? Hell, he’s only two hours out” Logan knew Dylan was overprotective, but two hours?

“That’s what I told him She’s asked if she can coirl anything”

Logan smiled at the way Xavier referred to his ten thousand square foot mansion as a ‘house’ With h room for Stacey and anyone else anted to visit

“You think that will get hi the ranch” Xavier said, leaning forward, his aran noticed the sorrow that filled his boss’s eyes “I think living in that house brings back too ht be time for Dylan to move on”

Logan knew that wasn’t easy for Xavier to talk about Knowing Dylan as well as he did, Logan didn’t disagree At thirty-nine years old, Dylan had a lot of life left, but no one could tell hi ork out for the best” It had to “Is that why you called ed the subject

“Of course not I wanted to talk to you about the California fiasco” Xavier replied, once again relaxed, the sadness in his eyes a few o just a memory

“I take it you’ve heard”

“I did I’m sorry you had to endure that Honestly, I had no idea If I had, I would have called Ron hter” Xavier referred to Heather’s father, a man Xavier had been in business with for the better part of the last four decades