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But even if he let Lorenzo take the fall for this, he knew his mother would bla thrown in jail Lorenzoif Vince hadn’t tried it first That kid did everything Vince did Vince should’ve anticipated this and warned hi thereed to hold them for him" Anita said firmly "He didn’t want them around Lorenzo"

Lorenzo frowned, but Vince squeezed his ar her wrist "We can work so out, Dad, please" Her dad shook his head adamantly but did stare at her wrist For all anyone of them knew it could be broken

"Chavez," Vince’s dad addressed Anita’s now "I’etting the law involved I don’t want hteen I’ree on"

Anita’s dad held his jaw, his face still a bloody mess, but even that didn’t satisfy Vince He deserved to be beaten even onna cover all this You’ll be paying for anything I have to come up with out of pocket" His face screwed up when he touched his nose

"You got it I’ll get you money," Vince’s dad said too quickly--too desperately

Vince nearly growled at how Anita’s dad’s eyes seem to flicker at that "But to overlook the fact that your boy cas around uy was now going to act like he cared about any of his kids "The only thing you cared about when you saw the drugs was--"

"Enough Vincent!" His dad raised his voice "Go outside"

"Dad--"

"Outside!" his dad yelled now, "both of you"

Vince took a deep breath, glancing back one last tile word, her eyes said it all She was begging hi about the physical abuse

Once out on the fire escape Lorenzo started in on his aroundthem around her little brothers? You kno bad that o down like this, Vince"