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"It’s what the girl’s father and Vince’s dad agreed to," Sal said "The girl’s dad wanted hi hi him I was able to convince hihten Vince out It’s not a walk in the park, but it’s not jail, and it won’t ruin his life It ht even help save him from himself"

"This was your idea?" Rose felt her insides warreed to this Sal ested he enlist? How could you?"

"Rose," Grace’s voice was soothing yet cautionary, "Vince agreed to this It was necessary"

"Necessary?" Rose glared at Grace then brought her glare back to Sal "Why? Because you said so?"

Deep inside, Rose had always doubted Sal truly believed in Vincent He’d always thought hi even after he’d proven he wasn’t She had no idea why Vincent would get involved in dealing drugs again, but she was certain there had to be a reasonable explanation

The tears streamed down her face now She hated Sal at that moment, almost as much she had when she’d found out he’d broken her sister’s heart Noas breaking hers

"It was either the Aro to jail," Sal said as he stood up fro over to the sink as nonchalantly as if he’d just confir for a day, not years, onlyhe could at that ht this on himself, Rose It’s tiood for hih"

Roh?" She said through her teeth "When does he leave? I need to talk to hiet hiet hi s here and, he was set rid of hi her boyfriend out of trouble, but how could she be grateful? Because of Sal, Vincent would now be leaving her--for years Before Sal could respond to her lethal question, his phone rang

"I gotta get this It’s the attorney I spoke with last night," he said raising an eyebrow, and he stepped into the other roo this? Is he enjoying socking it to Vince?"

Thoughts of not being with Vincent for months and months suffocated her How could Sal? How could Vincent daht’ve been looking at doing soood And until then it’s probably a good thing that he’s away fro Didn’t Grace remember what it was like when she and Sal had been apart? Grace kneto say, Grace," she cried "Why would I want to be apart froan to whimper in the monitor Grace pushed away froet hi for Grace to respond, he stepped out of the kitchen

Rose already felt drained, but soh her body They should talk? So there was more?

Grace’s sympathetic expression furthered her worry "What is it?"

"He’s probably been doing this the whole tiet a car" Rose didn’t think her heart could break any further Easy , Rosie He was in the girl’s bedroo possible statutory rape charges The girl was underage"

Rose stared at Grace for aher head "No"

"It’s true The girl ads for her…boyfriend" Rose could almost feel the pain it caused Grace to whisper that last word She listened to the rest of story corabbed her arot violent Vincent attacked hies The attorney Sal spoke with last night told hiet her dad to refrain froo to trial Between offering hi the h to put Vince through, not to es, he finally agreed"

Grace took the few steps closer to Rose and reached over to wipe the tears that now fell freely without any atteht, Rosie, but itthat this happened now and that he leaves Before, you know," Grace soothed Rose’s hair, "things got any more serious between you and him"

Anyin her life They’d talked about ether for Christ’s sake! She had no words to respond to that, nor could she find enough air in her lungs to say anything