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Asa: and I’m out. Tell Jamie you’re both dumbasses

Isaac: don’t need to tell him, we’re well aware tyvm

He sent a line of kissy face emoji.

Asa: okay boomer

I snickered as Asa left the chat.

Isaac: rude

Zander: split the cost to fix the window and stop acting like overgrown toddlers. That will solve half your problems

Luka: more like 90% of them

Isaac: what was that? Make Jamie pay for the window and keep acting like overgrown toddlers? You got it

Isaac: J, you still riding the D train to poundtown?

Isaac: oh shit gotta go

He left the chat, leaving only Zander, Luka and me.

Zander: every time I open the chat I think it will finally be the day that we’ll have a normal conversation, and it never is

Luka: what’s the definition of insanity again? Isn’t it doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?

Jesse: he’s got you there. It’s like you don’t know us at all

Zander: what can I say, I’m an eternal optimist

Luka sent a line of the sideways laughing emoji.

Luka: lmao. Good one

Zander: are you still waiting for Bas, or are things going to be really weird at work on Monday knowing we chatted while you were getting the D?

Jesse: still waiting for him

Jesse: but how do you know I won’t be the one giving the D?

Zander: and that’s my cue to exit

Luka: lol

Luka: enjoy your weekend

Luka: and all the D

I exited out of my texts and checked the time.

Sebastian should be here any minute.

The last four years had been a whirlwind of change. I was still working at the garage and still loving it. But that was pretty much the only thing that was the same.

After finishing the first year of his apprenticeship, Bas stepped away from tattooing and dipped his toes back into the music industry. He enjoyed tattooing, and he’d learned a ton from Ben, but it wasn’t his passion. He still painted but decided to keep his art as a hobby instead of trying to make a business out of it so he’d still have one outlet that was just for him.

Over the past few years, he’d built a reputation as a songwriter and had sold his songs to a variety of artists, from heavy metal bands to pop divas. He also had several solo albums out and had a fair number of collaborations under his new sound.

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