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Scott flattered my vanity by asking if I’d been working out. We got into the Camaro – “This is the last car I’d expect you to be driving,” Scott said – and I took him down Commercial Boulevard to A1A and then along the Strip by the beach, where Scott was surprised at the young crowd.

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“I secretly adopted (bought) my son after my wife lost our own child during birth. Its quite easy in my country considering theres a lot of poor parents willing to give away their children.”

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“When my uncle was younger he and his friends stole a car, drove across the country to Montana, and ended up holding a family hostage to run from the cops.”

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“My family owned black slaves. We’re Native American.”

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Sometimes it’s best to let secrets lie if they work in your favor.

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I had a great uncle on my mom’s side who was a Catholic Priest. I’d always thought he was a nice old man. He’d never done or said anything I found suspicious. I’d seen him at numerous family gatherings throughout my life. When he died, my dad told my brothers and I that he was a child molester and rapist.

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“My grandma used to put kittens in plastic bags and bury them alive.”

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“She screamed, ‘You’re SICK!’, then slammed the door.”

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“I know that’s why you’ve come here. At least, part of the reason. But I find myself compelled to inform you that this place isn’t safe…” She paused then, her eyes giving me a sharp once-over, before saying, “especially for you.”

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“My dad has a giant penis. Tired of living in your shadow, dad!”