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After an aard silence, we move on to future plans and hoe both want to do soood The rest of the hour goes by quickly and then, after we've finished the food, it's time to leave

We shake hands again and hug, and I walk him to his van, just down the block

"Don’t be a stranger," he says

We fist bump "I won't"

I watch hied since ere in the Arether

Back then, he was a wild man who picked up every piece of ass that passed his way and offered He was an adrenaline junkie who seemed to defy death with every fall and crash and IED He loved the ladies, he loved his beer, and he loved being a soldier

Now, he's a security analyst with two kids and an ex-wife, looking for a good woman to move in and take her place

Is that my future?

I don't want to becoray flannel suit who is so strapped by debt and busy with responsibilities that I never have any fun

Is that what India wants?

I can't see her staying at ho up business to raise a family Maybe I don't really know her

I want her That's not the issue I want us to be together I also want us both to focus on Pacifica and our mutual success

She was thinking of cashing out and leaving Pacifica

Fuck…

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