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He was thanking er in the first place? Maybe Moon wasn’t the one who hit her head after all, maybe it was me?

“Of course I wouldn’t let anything happen to them”

He shook his head “Yourdown Pacheco, son It’s too bad about those explosives, though” My heart sank at his words If he knew, then Moon already knew, too

“Yeah, that’s what I came to talk to you about, Moon”

“About what?” She looked from her father to me with confusion in her eyes “Soet upset”

I looked at her father for a brief second before turning to Moon “I cauys one last time before they take me to jail”

“What? Jail, no!” Her hands reached out tome close “No, why?”

My heart ached at her pain, caused again by me “Because our diversionary tactics were unappreciated by law enforcement and when you factor in that Haynes met his deh paddle”

“So you’re really going to jail?”

I nodded “Tanya has been working her ass off but nothing has worked, that’s why I haven’t been by in a few days I kneould hurt too ht I do still love my wife and I alill, but I’m ready to move on, and I’m crazy in love with you”

She sniffled and looked up “You are?”

A loud laugh burst out ofsorry forbut the club until you caa Pilates and chickpea burgers and that fuckin’—oops sorry, sir—blueberry wine I love every weird thing about you, every quirk and every one of those da bracelets” I kissed one cheek and then the other “And your never ending supply of colorful dresses, everything about you sucked ain”

“I did all that?”

“You did You and Beau And I screwed it up Put you guys in danger and then I wasn’t there for you when you needed me”

She growled and shook her head “It’s not your responsibility to save the whole world, Cross Why ae savior complex?”