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“Go ahead,” he says, like he understands now that no call will dissuadeas Nick steps away to the curb to give esture anyway, though I’ood manners land him on the sexuality meter

“Hi, Daddy,” I say into the phone

Here I a red-and-white neon lights and yellow taxis, huer and excite Dad’s voice, it’s like I a his little princess into bed “You okay, sweetheart? I’ve got a uys and an inebriated Caroline, but no Norah”

“I’reat?”

“Are you going to tell me his name?”

“No”

“Are you going to be home soon?”

“No”

“Are you ever going to obey a coain?”

“No”

He sighs “Please be careful” I decide he’d probably rather not know I a with a boy I’ve only known for a few hours “Mo Thoht now Nice kids”

“Dad?”

“Yeah?”

“I think Idown Brown”