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"Do you like it?" Josiah asked hi you knew that’s what Imouthy I like it" There was a pause then, as Tristan continued to drive "It’s hard to put into words Do I hate ives me the stability I need, and not just withjust fine in that respect When I"

He paused again, and Josiah let hio, he would have cut off this conversation fro At least he tried to talk to them sometimes now Not all the time, but some

"When I was younger, I hadto do what I do It was a way to try and ive me what I needed But do I love it? I don’t know You kno I arinned

"Funny"

"I know"

Tristan pulled up to a red light "I’ But, would I be passionate about anything? I don’t know, Josiah I’ I’ve really been passionate about is you, and now Mateo"

He felt a slight ache in his chest at that It was then he remembered he’d had the same kind of discussion with Teo once

"When Mateo and I were younger, he asked me what I wanted to do That’s when I told hi, he didn’t knohat he wanted, either I told hio to school withyou can really do, Tristan, butwell, in a way you can It will be yours, too, and one day you’ll find so to be passionate about"

Tristan reached over and set a hand on Josiah’s leg

"You guys are so much alike inside There’s no way I couldn’t have fallen in love with you both," Josiah told hiht,

Josiah frowned "Hoet everything, but flooring, paint We can look at fixtures, but I think we ht inflection in Tristan’s voice, and Josiah sh that surprised hiht not realize it, but it was io"