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Leave it to Mateo to only s for other people "What will you do for yourself?" Josiah asked, because those were things he already would have done If he really was serious about this, there would be changes for himself as well

"Take pictures It’s not really shit, but who knows, , someday Maybe they can mean soed "Not freak out when shit happens, like this ht side of the law I can’tI can’t do that shit anyood plan" Tristan leaned forward and kissed Teo’s forehead, and damned if that little move to Josiah

"I spent soo back That cool with you?" There was a slight pleading spark in Teo’s eyes It said he needed to go back, and he needed Tristan to be okay with it

There was a long pause before Tristan replied, but Josiah wasn’t nervous

"I would be honored," Tristan finally told hio home I want you both"

As Josiah walked out of ould soon be their new home, with his two men, he felt the hope he’d seen in Teo earlier It had been a long shot, sending Elliot to Tristan and leaving Teo with Rhonda, but it worked, and ht path Maybe his men would find the peace in themselves Josiah found in them That’s what he wanted for theive his men what they needed

CHAPTER EIGHT

Tristan

"You know this doesn’t work if you don’t speak, right? This is our third week and you haven’t saidIs it Josiah? You knoe say is confidential I could recommend someone else if--"

"No" Tristan cut Elliot off before he went any farther He already felt on display walking with the man, and he knew him He couldn’t do this with anyone else He couldn’t trust anyone else Not that he completely trusted Elliot, but Josiah trusted him, and Tristan trusted Josiah

So now he had to open his mouth and make hi As ridiculous as it was, he wondered if it was looking for Josiah, the man ould always et better for Mateo once told hier that he felt like two people--Josiah’s Mateo and the real one Noorking to be Josiah’s Mateo for good Tristan needed to become Josiah’s Tristan as well--the man Josiah saw in him