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“The Outsiders? That old ass movie with Tom Cruise?”

“One and the same You could’ve been Pony Boy’s brother or his cousin frohter

“Are you obsessed with that ,” he asked and stepped back so I could line up my shot

“Nope One of the foster hoone and they would lock us in the basement with tons of VHS tapes My favorite was The Outsiders” I waited for the pity or sohed!

“Don’t tell me, you discovered yourself as a woman to that film?”

This tihter “Oh, Tate Who knew you were such a funny fucker?”

He shrugged “I’m an acquired taste”

“Hes I had no business thinking about I goteach step to er My eyes whipped open and I squinted “Oh shit, I actually hit it!” I ju an arm around Tate “Die fucker!”

Tate chuckled and shook his head “All right, Annie Oakley, let’s see if you can do it again”

I did Again and again Mostly e of the paper, nowhere near the huood “So in ab

out two years, I’ll be ready to protect myself,” I told him an hour later

“Nah, you’ll be ready way sooner But you need to do this a few ive you a discount for the open carry class It’s six classes but you’ll kno to shoot, clean and load your weapon Plus, overall safety”

I couldn’t help but grin “Look at you, being all business-like”

He grinned and rolled his eyes “Quiet, Cover Girl, letnext time”

“Eager to get rid of me?”