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His shoulders dropped and he took a deep breath before turning around “Sorry, butterfly” He reached out and tucked a piece of hair behindThere’s a neeekend counselor who has made it his mission to make our lives miserable”

“Oh no” Da so well for hi he needed “Just the weekends, though, right?”

“So far”

“You all right, son?” Ulfric’s big voice boo lot He came up next to Roman and clapped him on the back

“I’ here late, sir The house—”

“I got your e No worries” He nodded toward the lawn “Grass ain’t goin’ anywhere”

“Thanks, I appreciate it”

“I feel for you, kid Living under so it my whole life”

Ulfric frequently broke into long ra the wind” His were ave when anyone asked hiular nine-to-five

When I’d asked Roman why Ulfric ran a business if he hated rules so much, he’d explained that most likely Ulfric used the drive-in theater and ice cream shop to launder money since they were cash-based businesses All those “jobs” Uncle Dex had Roan to take a different shape in my mind after that conversation

The throaty engine of a car pulling into the gravel parking lot signaled that I had a custo off

A few hours and what felt like a thousand sticky ice crea arms wrapped around ainst ainst my ear

“It’s okay”

He turnedin my life”

“I’”

“Just knowing you love h, Juliet”

Tears pricked my eyelids For sos

“Do you ht?” he asked “This clown busted ht I don’t wanna put up with his bullshit again”

“Of course” Daht, he would’ve been home on time

Without otten him into trouble

He didn’t send ht and I lay aorrying until

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