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It couldn't be. Before I signed off on any of my de

ime just in case. The city trusted me to add something permanent to its face.

"They're angled just shy of n

had some of my own tools with me to check, but I was going to have to trust my own two

heard bellowing laughter from Craig. "I'm fucking with you, man.

we told him about the water main on the of

r main prank. "That was a good one, but honestly

sign was it?" I raised an eyebrow. "Clearly, y

ry. "I was in a pinch. I had to think fast. It's not like I had a lo

eyes. "I'll be fine. My design

at's not what I was talki

my lungs before I sighed. "I'm okay, i

had been much worse than rough. It still was. "First Christmas and New Year's without him.

eally want to talk about it. "My dad passed, no one can deny it

and became a multi-billionaire for his trouble. An aeronautical engineer, he designed

of weeks ago had been attended by several hundred people. A few people had appro

me. I figured that he would have liked being remembered by his friends

several of the biggest breakthroughs aviation had seen in a long time. What few people knew

' approach as his personal parenting style and hired a slew of nannies to raise me. He

came an architect. I did well enough for myself that I never ha

e. I stopped trying to earn his pride and respect at a young

h to sustain several small countries for a couple of years at least. I also sto

you don't have to talk about it, but if you ever need so

are about who my dad was or how much I would be worth now that h

that. Speaking of which, I've been su

well if you don't want to talk, want me to buy you a

't pushing me to talk about Dad any longer. We walked to a coff

e of bills down on the counter. "I guess this w

r and showed it to him, jokingly replying. "Don't worry, b