"You're flourishing now, Kieran, and it is a fabulous look on you," Mal said, smiling at me. "I hate to give credit to a woman, but Otti deserves a lot of it. Pierce too. They helped you realize that nothing is wrong with you. Hell, if anything, your woman has a worse temper than you."
I snorted at that.
"Yeah, she does," I agreed, smiling as I thought about Otti, my wife. "Thanks for tricking her into marrying me, by the way. Now that I've had the chance to calm down, I feel like I owe you."
He laughed at that.
"I know what you mean, though," I said. "I feel different now. In a good way. I feel... happy and relaxed. Less worried about everything now that I have a path in front of me. Plus, the girl I love is stuck with me for at least five more years."
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