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“As a tea this because of tea more”

Cage nods, not necessarily in agreein of her care is probably irrelevant She’s co the baby, and that speaks volumes either way

“Listen, buddy…” Cage picks his beer up and holds it up toa father would happen I know you thought your farats You’re going to hly depressed you’re going to be leaving me”

I laugh and pick up ainst his, we drink deeply I fucking don’t want to leave, but I see no other option at this point

Cage sets his beer down, his eyes drifting to the TV mounted on the wall behind the bar His attention isn’t fully focused on it, because he still has questions about Rachel “I assume all this is on the do?”

“Yeah,” I say,lass “Obviously the pregnancy is out in the open, but no one knows it’s mine”

“Lips are sealed,” he says, but he doesn’t need to do that I know they are

“Appreciate it”

“And if you need to talk, I’m here”

“I know,” I say softly I can envision plenty of beers with Cage before all this is said and done, because as we advance through the her

At some point, it will come out that I’m the daddy At some point, I’ll need to tell my parents And at some point, I’ll need to make plans to leave Jameson

At some point

But not tonight

Tonight, I’ht to just get shit faced It’s been a while since I’ve done it What better reason to do so than the factready to be turned upside down?

My phone gives off a short vibration, indicating an inco text I pull it out and see it’s from Rachel

Meet me at The Wicked Horse at 11pm

I stare at the e leans over to see what I’ at, but I turn the screen away from him