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"Shut up, Enzo!" Both Vince and his dad spoke at the exact same time

His dad turned back to Vince "Your ht now She doesn’t deserve this I don’t deserve this!"

"Dad I know I’m sor--"

"Shut up! I don’t wanna hear it!" Vince had never seen his dad so angry, not even with all the other shit he’d done in the past "Your uncle and cousin are on their way now to help you out of thisthem a lot of money That assle next door wants cash and ain "What else does he want?"

"You beat his ass, Vincentin front of his kids They sahat a fking coward he really is He’s humiliated"

"Good! He deserves it!"

Vince’s dad loosened the death grip he had on Vince’s shirt, dropping it in defeat "Yeah, well noants you to pay"

Vince didn’t understand "Pay? How?"

"He wants you punished, but one--away fro to Anita’s rescue anyoes on over there and how often It’s not gonna stop, and he doesn’t want you interfering"

Squabbles? Is that what his dad really thought went on over there? Vince gritted his teeth "So tell him I won’t anymore"

"He saw you today, Vincent We all did Hell even you don’t believe that for ahis jaw, Vince looked away fro it either After getting a taste of what it felt like to beat the shit out of that ani hi up close to his face again, his dad spoke firet you out of this without police involvement You hear me? I will not let this ruin your life You are better than this, son You an walking toward the bedroom door Lorenzo’s eyes pleaded Vince kneanted to come clean--tell his dad it was his shit that caused all this not Vince’s, but Vince shook his head

"Dad," Vince said before his father walked out of the room, "I do believe it And I will do whatever it takes I’m sorry"