Jed pulled into the trailer's driveway, his beat-up firebird still rattling even after the ignition was keyed off. Tony had heard his best buddy rolling down the lot and was standing on the creaking wooden two-step outside his front door, shirtless with a beer in hand. Tony Matteo was a tall, beefy guy with naturally broad shoulders, the kind of guy who always seemed to walk with a tipsy swagger. His substantial beer belly was slung out over a pair of boxer briefs stretched tight across his meaty rump, and he heralded Jed's arrival with a loud burp. He took another swig as Jed got out of the car.
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