[That's undoubtedly true. If TJ wanted to continue being that kind of guy, he would have stayed in DC to keep close contact with the dealers that he knew and trusted, with the acquaintances that he'd partied with. He wouldn't have met Steve in New York at all. And if on some random chance they had met, TJ definitely wouldn't have struck up a conversation with him, or hung out with him, and he definitely wouldn't have ended up with feelings for the guy. He wouldn't have allowed it again.]
Yeah.
[He squeezes Steve's hand in return, considering.]
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Yeah.
[He squeezes Steve's hand in return, considering.]
Life got a bit less complicated when I left DC.