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"It’s no big deal My girl has her eighteenth birthday coood

Besides, it’s Christ then too," I lied

"De atme back into a life I was desperate to leave

I shookwas actually really funny She was happy with just hanging out; she never needed anything irl like her ina little annoyed about it "Is she really worth dragging you into all this again, Kid? I thought you wanted out If she’s not satisfied with a little present that you can afford, then is she worth having anyway?" he countered, looking a little sceptical about it

I laughed Ellie was sure as hell worth ain, but it wasn’t her anyway "Yeah, she is Ellie’s perfect," I confir uy in love," he gasped, shaking his head as if this were a bad thing "I bet this is nothing to do with a good Christ, ahed and rolled rinned "Ah, but you didn’t deny the love thing Kid Cole, in love, never thought I’d see the day You were never interested in girls before this one I always thoughtatme in the ribs playfully "Wait, you haven’t but a bun in her oven, have you?" he asked, raising one eyebrow at me

I immediately wished that I had There had been several ot pregnant by accident, just so I could always be in her life Not that I was ready to be a dad or anything, I just kind of liked the idea of us being linked per with her If she turned around and told nant, I honestly think that the selfish, needy part of ot her pregnant, I knew she deserved better than ive her what she deserved fro for it so to be exasperated with all of his questions I decided to change the subject I loved Ray and everything, but I didn’t really want to be getting into all of this when I had s to deal with "Why are you here on a Sunday anyway? Shouldn’t you be spending ti a little annoyed "Yeah, but we just finished a boost last night, I’ a few paintjobs froe to steal a car without srun that Brett’s boys were screwing up a little, he’d be rateful to have htly fee, I’d only need three boosts and then I’d have enough to pay off Tony anyway

We ; I flickedon Ray’s raht dent on the side of the driver’s door I shookarmatures! That was obviously fro to flip the lock

"Who the hell did that?" I scoffed

Ray sighed He hated when beautiful cars got daed, I bet that was really hard to see a car with superficial da his head sadly

I rolled o see Brett"

He slappedover to his workbench to fix the car up before it could be shipped to the buyer I forced h everyat ain But I didn’t have a choice

Ed was sitting at the desk outside of Brett’s office He smiled up at me as I walked up the stairs

"Hey, Kid Boss said you were co o in?" I asked, nodding at the door

He grinned wickedly "I’d wait a fewto a chair at the side of his desk "He’s in with Michael Torrent at theon so wickedly

I frowned "Isn’t Michael Torrent the guy ns all of those strip clubs?"

He nodded, settling back into his chair, putting his feet on the desk and leaning back happily "Yep, and I sure as hell hope it coh If he et free memberships and dances at the clubs whenever ant," he confir with excite your ill love that then," I shot back sarcastically

He shrugged "What she doesn’t knoon’t hurt her," he confir the picture of ease I had the strong urge to kick the leg of his chair so he fell off backwards I’d never uy’s wife, but from what I re really I don’t knohy guys like him bothered to commit to soh to have a girl fall in love with you and want toin your power to make it work That’s the way I saw it anyway