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"Fuck," Mateo e of the bed His leg started to bounce, his head in his hands and his elbows on his legs

The rooh Josiah didn’t understand why

"That’s what today’s been about, huh? We were gonna play this happy fuckin’ faet fucked up It’s my ass on the line If I want to risk it, you should let me"

Josiah sat up Tristan didn’t , Teo We move to an apartment by Rhonda What’s the difference? Plus, it’ll be our place since we’re all going into it together"

Mateo didn’t reply to him, but Tristan continued "It’s not just your ass on the line, though And it would be stupid to screw up your probation when you only have a year We can handle a year"

Those words filled Josiah’s heart, the fact that Tristan wasterm plans for them, but the other part of what Tristan saidas there’s no record I’et rid ofdown on you I won’t fuck with your career like that Who cares if it comes down on me?" Mateo pushed to his feet

"What?" Josiah asked, but then little puzzle pieces started to fill in,a picture that he wondered why he hadn’t fully seen before "You can get in trouble at work by being with Mateo, can’t you?" Yeah, a prosecutor being with so ties, couldn’t be so that happened every day, but could Tristan lose his job over Teo?

"Shit" Tristan eased away froe of the bed Mateo paced back and forth across the roo to let that happen We have less than a year to worry about We’re getting two apartments next door to each other--"

"Wait What?" Josiah interrupted Now his pulse was going crazy Tristan had his finger to his, no doubt counting And Mateo was pulling away Shutting down

"One will be in my name, one will be in Josiah’s You’ll tell your PO that you’re renting a room from Josiah It’s appearances only, Mateo We’ll all still be in the sa the day, I’hed at Tristan’s attempt at a joke

"Fuck!" Mateo shouted