Page 25 of The Prices We Pay

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Ronan

You guys want to meet me, Mac, and Finn at Kings for some drinks tomorrow night?

Knowing Dante and Seb are still busy, I respond first.

Me

Will Harper be there?

Ronan

Probably. Do we ever go anywhere without her?

Me

Good. I like her the most anyway. I’m in.

D

We’re on our way back.

I snort out a laugh. Leave it to Dante to completely ignore the topic of conversation.

Seb

I’m in.

Simply because I can’t pass up the opportunity to fuck with him, I reply,

Me

Actually, I’m only going if Dante goes.

Luca

I’ll only go if Enzo goes.

Seb

If Luca doesn’t go, I’m out.

If there’s one thing the three of us can agree on, it’s that Dante deserves to have some fun every once in a while, whether he wantsto or not.

A couple of minutes pass without a response, and I eye Joe across the hall to find her still on the phone.

D

Sometimes I wonder how I’m friends with the three of you.

D

Fine.

“What are you smiling at?” Joe asks as she saunters into my office. I close my messages and set my phone on my desk, wanting to give her my undivided attention.

“Just giving Dante shit. You know the usual.”

Joe raises her brows and says, “That’s brave of you.”

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