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“Yeah,” he admitted “But I think I need some medicine”

I laughed and pressed the call light “You and me, both”Chapter 7Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere The real mother fuckers

-Coffee Cup

Pace

It o days later that I drove myself home from the hospital

Kind of

Ford had done one downstairs and pulled et into, and drove it out of the parking lot and into the side entrance just a few feet away froency exit

After switching seats, I thanked hireens to fill my prescription, and then drove myself home

By the ti o to bed

In fact, that was my only intention

Which I accomplished without a hitch

It was only hours later when I woke up fro off that I realized I should’ve probably picked up some food

After attending to business in the bathroom, I walked out ofat the ee for a whole two minutes, it was only then that I realized I’d never looked at the text e that’d woken me

Frowning as I closed the fridge, I pulled my phone out of my sweatpants pocket and opened it up

Maybe Viddy: Hi, this is Viddy I’ue I’ll be there in five minutes

Before I could fire off a text in reply, there was a knock at my door

I opened it without looking and smiled at the woman that was on the other side

Then I saw the roceries that were overflowing from the back of the SUV, I could see that was backed into my drive

“Move, darlin’,” Viddy said “We have cold stuff”

I moved, surprised to see anothera box of what looked to be Gatorade

He nodded his head as he moved past me

“Uhh,” I said as I followed the on?”

“I recruited the men of the club’s help,” she said “And I also saw your yard needs mowed I asked Ford to take care of that…” The sound ofmy head around to stare out theFord was, indeed,my lawn “Viddy…I really appreciate it but…”

Her eyes sliced to me

“You saved hter’s life,” she said “Let me just say that this is the least that we could do, okay?”

That hen a rather large man entered with a mohawk He had a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a bottle of Coca-Cola in the other