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“Well, I’m here, ain’t I? Why else would I be in America if I didn’t?”

“Dude. You need to tell her.”

“I will, yeah,” he says sarcastically. “Pizza, then?” He walks away, and I swear I can see his lower lip quivering.

“I’ll order it.”

“Order coffee too, will ya? This fucking machine is broken, I think.”

They both pick up the tumblers from the living room and bring them to the sink, where Nolan washes them.

My ma’s right. They’re good guys. But I still want them out of here so I can be alone with my thoughts of Birdie and what she’s going to do to my whatever until I whatever.

Whatever it is, I am beyond ready for it.