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He must have sped the rest of the way here, because he arrived within five ine, I shook my head and indicated that I wanted to leave on his bike I couldn’t get out of here fast enough

I hopped on, and wrapped ainst his back He made me feel safe, and in that instant, my heart expanded with love for hi the hills and valleys of our relationship So to each other I knew in ed valley, and that the only way through would be to hold onto J for dear life

“Scott’s shitty with you, and wants to knohat you’ve been up to this week And et you to do the sa on, J?” We’d et him to open up to me

He ran his fingers through his hair, and looked pained “Babe, this is stuff I don’t want youabout”

“No We’re together For the long haul, as you once put it And I want to have your back, J So, for ”

“Fuck,” he

I stayed silent, waiting for hi, he bleorld apart

“I don’t want to tell you this Fuck” He sat on the couch, pulling rasped razedwith a gang that is involved in drugs, prostitution and armed robberies There could be other stuff, but that’s what I know of so far They are the kind of motherfuckers you don’ttheir leader, Blade, for the past year or so He runs a very s his ranks up for a few years now They are big enough now that no one really wants to challenge them Even Black Deeds leave them alone”

He paused, so I said, “I got the impression from Scott and Dad that they don’t want to either, and I find that hard to believe Storh to do it”

He nodded, and then said quietly, “There’s another reason why your Dad doesn’t want to take the to like it”

I really had no idea what it could be, and why I wouldn’t like it “What, J?”

He blew out a long breath before he continued “Blade is your half brother He’s Marcus’s son”

The rooled to breathe “What how? Shit, does hts and words weren’t coherent so I stopped talking

“Yourto tell you too - ”

“Scott knows, doesn’t he?” I interrupted him