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“I started to thinkout of thin air, as he’s prone to do His gaze lands on rin appears

I roan

“No, sir, just busy”

“Hoes silent and stares down Jaaze

I feel like I’ation There’s a wealth of words in the silence happening between them I want to seroushirab a drink and le?” I ask

“Nevada’s here She’s been asking for you”

I perk up The newest Old Lady is a sweetheart She’d grown up fast once she got hitched to Wizard, another enforcer “I’as behind”

My dad snickers “They didn’t, brought her with a babysitter who’s hanging out in Wiz’s old dorm”

I laugh The two got by with coether had been tumultuous Wiz had laid down his bike in a hit and run that had taken a portion of hisof the way they’ve fallen back in love They gave me hope In the ht Just because Jaht, didn’t mean it was the end of the world

“Oh, I want to see rab Jamie’s hand “Come on, let me introduce you” I pull hiood to be a my extended family I’ve been barricaded in my apartment with my civilian friends ainst the ith his arm around Nevada

He looks softer and ood to the man rumored to have ice in his veins instead of blood The life of an enforcer is bloodier than most patched members, and it takes its toll I’ve seen that for myself in my father

“Wiz,” I call

He turns his head to look at ?”

“You’re never going to let that go, are you?”

“No You were the most intense kid I ever met in my life It works”