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But I’d rather take on Ryke Meadows than Loren Hale as the father of the girl I’ Any day of the week

I unmute Loren and put my phone to my ear “It happened this summer, and he tattooed Luna at your house She requested the tattoo”

Loren is quiet on the line

SFO are holding their breaths

I wait

“My kids are young,” Loren says sharply “Luna looks younger than her age, and she’s a young, i these words very strongly here “My son is a young, ile tattoo until Donnelly And now ed”

I don’t think Xander ever had a favorite hoagie place

Loren keeps going, “Tell him to back off He’s not their best friend He’s their twenty-eight-year-old bodyguard And he’s going to be roadkill if he ever sees ive a shit if it’s just for a tattoo I’s”

“It hasn’t, it won’t,” I assure Lo “Donnelly is professional” With a fewup, and I tell Donnelly, “You’re on Loren Hale’s per off”

He nods a few ti me?”

“No Xander wants you on his detail, and Loren doesn’t want you to leave But you need to tone down the buddy-guard routine Just do your job Don’t take him to Wawa anymore”

“He wants to go, though”

I sigh “Just try not to influence hi anything He’s just cool in the eyes of Xander Hale

I pick upends,” I tell theesture to Thatcher who starts to smile

Banks, Quinn, Donnelly, and Oscar pick up their drinks

“Congrats to Thatcher, for being the second bodyguard to do the impossible and be with American royalty Can’t wait to be there and see you cry as Jane walks down the aisle”

Everyone laughs

“Thanks,” Thatcher s his drink with the rest of us But as the liquid slides down the back ofto do the impossible and be with another American princess

I’m just not sure who it’ll be anymore Me or Banks Any way I turn it, it feels like a total tossup

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