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“Not too bad, but I’m not so sure that Goose would say the same.”

“It was awesome,” Goose shouted from the back. “Jess is the shit. I’m gonna put a ring on her finger. You just wait and see.”

“You would, you sick bastard.”

“Ah, damn,” Dad grumbled under his breath. “How the hell did you let that happen?”

“I let him come into therapy with me today, but Skid’s the one to blame.”

“What? How’s that shit on me?” Skid gasped.

“You’re the one who was telling everybody she was hot.”

“Hold up,” Skid protested. “I didn’t tell everybody. I just told Goose.”

It took a little while for the guys to settle down, and as the day went on, Rusty and a couple of the others left for their shift at the Vault. I was actually a little jealous of the fact. I hadn’t been there since my last shift, and I missed the rush of the wild nights. Thankfully, it wouldn’t be long before I was back at it.

Things had finally started to settle down, so I used the opportunity to ask Ghost, “So, what happened to your little stalker? Did the girls get rid of her?”

“Yeah, they got rid of her, but it wasn’t easy.”

“Oh, yeah? What went down?”

“I thought they were gonna duke it out. She didn’t even care about Star or Nikki or that they were my girls. She was willing to join.”

“Hey, now. Doesn’t sound so bad.”

“Nah, you had to be there. This chick was wide-eyed and crazy.”

“Yeah, crazy about you,” I teased.

“No, bitch was crazy. Stole half my clothes and keyed my damn truck, and I still have that fucking itch behind my balls.”

“Holy shit.”

“Now, you’re gettin’ it.”

I chuckled as I told him, “Ah, man. She was just trying to get your attention.”

“Well, she certainly did that,” he scoffed. “What about you and lil’ sis? You two gettin’ along?”

“Yeah, you could say that.”

“Hmm. Alright then.” He nodded with a smirk. “So, where’s she at?”

“Went home for a couple of days.”

“But she’s coming back, right?”

“That’s the plan.”

“Good deal.” He reached over and gave my shoulder a slap. “I gotta say, it hasn’t been the same around here without ya.”

“You trying to say you missed me?”

“Don’t know if I’d go that far.”

“I would,” Shep interjected. “Been too damn quiet around here without you stirring up trouble.”

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