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Christ, did every one of his men blab club business to their ol’ ladies? The infor the money was supposed to be need to know only

“Anyway,” Toni said, holding her hand out for the bottle He handed it over This time she downed the whiskey with ease “Not as bad now that I knohat to expect Anyway, Iz and I sat doith her and straight-up asked her if they dated or had a one night stand she’d regretted She denied both those things”

Oh, God was it…

His horror must have been written across his face because Toni said, “We asked her that too”

“What did she say?”

She handed hiaze with her serious one “She said it was coreed to sleep with him but didn’t feel like she had a choice”

“What the fuck does that mean?” There was always a choice Maybe a shitty one, but still a choice His stomach turned Shit…is that what happened? Did Shell feel sleeping with Rusty was the better of two lousy options? Jesus, what the fuck could be awful enough to make her sleep with him?

“I don’t know She wasn’t willing to give us details without you knowing theet over yourself and go talk to your woman”

Copper grunted his response and stared at the trees blanketed by a now dark sky

Toni stood, hands in her sweatshirt pouch “I know one other thing”

Raising an eyebrow, he looked up at her

“I know she loves you and would die before willingly hurting you Have a good evening, Copper”

Toni , the soft snick of the door indicating her departure Copper stayed where he was, uners were frozen and his ass ached from the shitty fold up chair