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“Right?” The prez waited with an atypical look of patience on his scruffy face

“Right,” Rocket growled

“They’d only been married a few months She couldn’t live with his death, and killed herself only ht?”

Jesus Christ Rocket scrubbed a hand down his face as memories of the second worsthe’d lived with for nearly two years following that tragedy returned as well “You’re right”

“And you were the unlucky fuck who found her passed out on her bedroom floor, an empty bottle of pills next to her Ever since then, you’ve made it your personal ure out whether it’s penance for what you think you didn’t catch in tiets hurt again If it’s the first reason, you’re wrong, because that shit wasn’t your fault” Copper shrugged He knew he’d never break through Rocket’s guilt over Elena’s death, so he didn’t bother to try too hard “Makes for a dao above and beyond for soain, I’ in, hear me?”

Rocket nodded As he’d been doing for years, he shoved aside the past and forced himself to focus on the here and now “Heard and understood, prez” He started to rise Ti him how handsome he was or some other equally ridiculous bullshit

“Nohat’s Esposito want?”

Fuck His ass hit the seat again

Just hearing the na someone’s neck “Wants me for a job”

“You tell him to fuck off?”

“Yeah”

“And I’ that answer”

“Nope”