flipping that house was going to bring in some big ass money. He'd be fine taking an extended leave.

But then he’d gotten here and found Troy and started the actual work on the house. And Andrew had come by that day and figured out who Ben was and then he'd kept coming round all summer to help him and Troy smash down walls and rip out old plumbing in that place and it had felt fucking good. It was a weird and super efficient way to get to know someone real quick, Ben had realized clearly. Ben realized he'd started to feel high on it, the destruction, but in a way that felt productive and healthy somehow. And he could see that it felt the same for Andrew too. Together, the three of them had busted out a new kitchen and two bathrooms and new flooring on one whole level, an...

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