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Curmudgeon Text Thread

Alec – Okay, I’m off on a rotation.

Ethan – Be careful.

Garrick – Stay safe.

Me – Watch your six.

Carter – Shit’s brewing. Stay safe.

Alec – Always.

Daddy-kins & Mommy-kins Text Thread

Mommy-kins – Alec, be careful.

Daddy-kins – Proud of you, son.

Alec – Thanks.

Mommy-kins – Cassie and Krispin are going to stay with us this time. Right?

Alec – Yes.

Alec – They will be over there as soon as my plane takes off.

Ethan – Can I bring Melanie over and spend the night tonight?

Mommy-kins – Yep.

Me – Seriously!

I gaped.

He wasn’t serious.

Ethan – Fucking Jesus Christ. What now, Talia?

I stared at it.

Then I growled.

Me – Pull your fucking head out of your fucking ass.

Ethan – Thought Dom would have fucked that mouth out of you.

Mommy-kins – Talia!

Mommy-kins – Ethan!

Me – Oh, I don’t think so. Am I the only one who knows?

Alec – Umm.

Garrick – We don’t live in your head, T.

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