“Alright, I’m just going to say this. You probably don’t know this, but Hadley’s actually really soft in the center, like those fruit snacks we had as kids—gummy and sour as fuck on the outside, but a big, squishy mess on the inside. So I’m going to do my job here and tell you,” he says, slowing down and pointing at me. “Don’t fuck this up, Ace.”