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"I' if anyone had made a liquor run yet If not, that was on somebody's next to-do list

"I don't know I think it ," Matteo decided

"Have you met Romy? She's not in distress," I objected

"But not a full-on da y and needy and can't do shit for herself That gets old fast But so his thing"

"Yeah," Matteo agreed

"I take back everything I ever said about you needing to be a more activeas his smile spread "Go back to whatever skirt you ducked out of We don't need you here"

"Struck a nerve," Lucky mumbled under his breath "All jokes aside, Luca, what the fuck? Haven't dated a woet obsessed with this random woman at the docks?"

"I'm not obsessed with anyone," I told them

"Maybe not fully But I can see it brewing," Matteo said "Reirl from down the street ere kids?" he asked Lucky "The redhead with the mean dad?"

"Emmie," Lucky supplied

"Yeah, Eet teasedhand-me-downs that never fit? Until one day Luca went all White Knight on everyone's asses, saying if they said shit to her, they answered to hi needed Just a little bit He likes solving problems"

"Yeah, he's so Type A like that," Lucky agreed and the two of theht faces as

"I've had enough of this," I told the on a pair of basketball shorts, then co for a run," I informed them

"Try not to get distracted daydrea about your damsel and fall into a ditch," Matteo called after me before I slammed the door behind me

Ribbing aside, it was nice to have him back