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Fuck This can’t be a good sign

I s hard "Sure"

I stand and follow Judge down a short hall into an office There’s a very classic look in here, with chocolate walls, cherry bookcases and adesk There’s even a bottle of Scotch, accoe’s eyes follow ht "You want a drink?"

This is probably some sort of test on his part If I accept the drink, he’ll auto alcoholic, but if I refuse, he’ll think I’ the entire thing

He walks over and relasses half-full After handing h-back chair His eyes studyat one another

Judge sits the glass on his desk and leans forward in his chair "I’s, Zach I’m very direct, and I don’t keep what I want secret If more people were like me, the world would be a better place We would all knohere we stand with one another"

This sounds like the intro to a speech about hiument with the father of the woree about him, after all I barely know the man "I like directness"

"Good, because I’m about to lay it all out for you"

Oh fuck

"Why are you dating hter?"

That’s an easy answer "Because I love her" There’s no waiver whatsoever inmoment before he continues "I can see that you believe that, but I know your type--the here today and gone touys I have to be honest with you, Zach I don’t want that for ood for that She deserves aanywhere"

I flinch, but understand his reservations My past isn’t a favorable one "I can assure you when it cohs "I was afraid you’d be stubborn about this You leave me no choice"