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They’d gotten closer over the pastto know and trust one another It was rare for hi her ability to truly get where he was coirl could dish it out and take it It made for fun times He didn’t have to censure hi as they didn’t direct their bullshit toward her, she was solid

Nah, I worked it out ~ Es

Her response made him snicker Look at this Billy bad ass

Yeah? You’re getting to be a real hard ass, huh? Maybe I’m a bad influence ~ Snake

You wish I won’t give you credit for my hard-earned street cred ~ Es

He barked a laugh Look at Ms Mouth, co to do with how far she’d come He looked at himself as herfor the woman she’d once been, not underst

anding that person would never exist again Misfortune left a mark on you It split your soul into pieces, and once you put yourself back together, you found yourself permanently altered

“Look at this guy Did he finally get a girlfriend or what?”

Snake looked up at the loud ht The dark-haired hts rose red flags Men could get squirrelly on the road

“You mean you don’t have female friends, Duke?” Snake asked

“Don’t need a bitch to hold irl They make you soft”

Snake arched an eyebrow Duke was baiting him You don’t want any, motherfucker I’d break your road worn ass

“Maybe you,” Snake said, returning to his phone

You got jokes, cute ~ Snake

“No,about you How can you be —”