@GalacticGal Thank you very much for the kind words and advice.
It was an abbreviation, one I meant to go back and change once I had that part written. I included it help me get into his mind, what would a guy say. I just forgot to clean it up in the editing stage.☺️ This was a very rare time when I initially wrote it exactly how I think the character would say it in the real world. It was salty in places. That’s a dangerous way to write for just this reason.
I’m so glad you pointed it out.?
My worry, and why I decided to add the warning, was in case the picture I was painting of him, could bring back painful or traumatic memories for someone who has been through an abusive relationship. That’s something I would never want to do.