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Me

It’s a messaging app.

I mean, wasn’t it obvious?

Nolan

How did it get on my phone?

Me

Your passcode is 1234. You need to change that too.

Nolan

You can’t go around installing stuff on people’s phones.

Me

Actually, I can. And you shouldn’t leave your phone lying around unattended.

Nolan

The phone was IN MY HOUSE.

Me

Exactly. You leave the door unlocked, and you don’t have a single security camera.

Nolan

You remember those boundaries we used to talk about? This is one of them.

Oh yeah, the lectures. They’d mostly come from Grey, but occasionally, Nolan would back him up, or Ruby. Stop hacking the neighbour’s Wi-Fi. No security cameras inside the house. Don’t tell Brax’s girlfriend he’s out when he isn’t, although Ruby never complained about that last fib.

Me

I adjusted my boundaries as I got older.

Nolan

And don’t screw around with Marielle. She means well.

Me

Maybe you should talk to her about boundaries?

Nolan

I’ll tell her to knock next time.

So he thought there would be a next time? Sure, I could transfer the data to his new laptop remotely once I’d retrieved it, but a part of me wanted to head back to Amador County just to annoy Ms. Cushions-R-Us.

Me

Maybe she could try working from home?

Nolan