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“Babe, I’ her a real pole because this cheap piece of shit doesn’t even wind properly I know she likes it because it’s pink, but Jesus fucking Christ, this thing couldn’t reel in a minnow”

“Jake,” she interrupted and he looked up fro “He needs your help”

Jake took a swig of his beer and set down the pole

“Press play,” I said, tossing him the phone

Abby went to stand next to hi While Abby looked horrified, Jake didn’t even react, while hearing it again made another piece of me feel like it died

“What you need is a soldier I’ kind,” Jake said

“If I get her back, and the motherfucker is somehow still alive when it’s all said and done, you can have hi as the result is the sa”

Jake wrinkled his nose “Nah e shit like this makes your blood boil and your dick hard all at the same time”

Jake tossedat the one I’d taken just thathow it could co him the screen “You can also have this,” I said

“Jake,” Abby said, nudging hilued to the screen, his pupils as big as saucers “Jake,” she said again, pushing against him harder

Jake looked up at her then back toat et any this century if I don’t And since I’ain…” Jake put a hand on Abby’s back and s the connection between the two of theuy who took lives for pleasure, there was a reverence in the way he looked at her

Like he worshipped her

Jake took his eyes away from his wife, and when he looked back up at me, I swore I saw his eyes turn frohtly deeper More even toned “You got yourself a soldier,” he said, blowing sht air like a fire breathing dragon

“I’ll get your jacket,” Abby said, jogging back up to the house Jake followed her with his eyes until she disappeared behind the sliding glass doors

“Your girl?” Jake asked, handing me back my phone, the video of Doe paused close up on her face “She anything like that?” He pointed to where Abby had just disappeared behind the sliding glass doors

“Like what?”

“She better than you, but for soet that?”