“So your dad was a real dick when you were sick as a kid, huh?”

“More than the usual, yeah.”

“Now you’ve got me wanting to cry.”

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“Hey, hey! It’s just the obvious. *chuckle* Telling you about it sure felt better than dreaming it.”

“But he was just so awful to you… I wish I could’ve done something earlier.”

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“Hey. I’ve got you, Phi, and the kids with me now. You guys are way better than any old man of mine could have been. So, uh, thanks for not being dicks, heheh.”

“Um, you’re welcome… I guess.”

“Ripp, are you up?”

“Yeah, whatcha need?”

“I, uh, wanted to apologize for how I acted the past few days. I was a real jerk about your new night shift, both to your face and not… I never thought it through, or expected it to make you cry…”

“Heh, what are you talking about? You didn’t make me cry.”

“Well, I mean, as awful as you sound, you’re still talking. It couldn’t be the pain like you told Michelle…”

“I guess I wasn’t completely honest with her about that, yeah…”

“So I did make you cry?”

“No, just… just a bad dream.”

“You wanna talk about it?”