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He wiped his cheeks with his white hanky and looked away. “Now I’m gonna go see a man about some wine.”
“Told you it wasn’t the end,” I said when Andrei came to stand on my other side.
He laughed. “I guess there’s always room for a new generation.”
“We’ll need rules,” Tex added. “So they don’t mess up like we did.”
“They’ll mess up, trust me when I say they’ll mess up,” Chase grumbled.
“We’ll guide them,” Dante added.
Sergio looked straight ahead. “It can’t be worse than killing your own father in cold blood and then dating a girl because she moos in front of the entire school.”
All eyes turned to me.
“He was already sick!” I yelled defensively. “And she mooed to piss me off!”
“So self-absorbed.” Chase rolled his eyes. “You know, she liked me first.”
“TAKE IT BACK!” I roared as I ran toward Chase.
Phoenix rolled his eyes. “Why am I suddenly the mature one.”
Tex burped. “Because you owe us?”
“Fair.” Phoenix chased after me yelling, “Don’t kill him. You’ll make Luc sad!”
We chased Chase while the rest of the guys left, all but Phoenix, Tex, and Chase and me. I was too out of breath to care.
Chase handed me the flask like a peace offering. I took a drink and handed it back. He did the same.
“How, though, really?” I caught my breath. “How do we protect them?”
Tex was the first to answer that time. “Love them hard even through the mistakes they’ll make over and over and try not to strangle them when they talk shit.”
“I bet the one who talks the most shit will be Junior,” I joked. “I guarantee it.”
“Serena literally tried to pull one of his teeth last night so she could earn more money for her piggy bank,” Phoenix added. “So you sure about that?”
“She’s three!”
“Exactly,” Phoenix agreed. “Exactly.”
“Daaaddyyyyyyy!” A loud squeal sounded, and then Serena was making a beeline toward me in her grass-stained jeans and dirty white shirt. She had a cape on and was running full speed.
I picked her up and twirled her twice. “How’s my princess?”
“Junior said I ugsly.”
Junior ran up after her. “I no say that!”
Phoenix picked up Junior. “Son, tell her you’re sorry.”
“I HATE GWIRLS!” Junior protested.
“I HATES BOYS!” Serena yelled back and stuck out her tongue.
We both put them down as they chased each other. Serena tackled Junior, then he tackled her right back.
