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“Fucking asshole”
“Yeah, you could say that,” she replied “But good riddance, you know? He finally showed up at the hospital late that night After they’d taken her I got to hold her, and a photographer shot some pictures, but her own father couldn’t be bothered That’s when I decided I couldn’t be bothered with hiht at him in the hospital room”
Tears ran down her face openly now I reached for her, pulling her into ainst me, but fuck that
“He’s a piece of shit,” I told her, rubbing her back as she relaxed into my hold “Tricia deserved better and so do you I’m so sorry, baby So incredibly sorry”
“I wanted her sowomen freakabout her boyfriend I’d never had a kid—never even considered it—but I’d seenone would destroy them
“I kicked him out,” Tinker continued “HeI don’t know Didn’t care Then I hired a lawyer to take care of the divorce, but things were complicated because ned a house and a business, and the finances were always impossible to follow His family has money, but I didn’t kno much and never understood hoorks Anyway, he still wants ive him another chance”
No fucking way
“You tell hi
She pulled back, giving me a small, hard smile “I’ve made sure the situation is clear”
“I’ll bet you did,” I replied, reaching over to catch a piece of hair glued to her cheek with her tears, tucking it back behind her ear “You want me to kill him for you?”
She gave a short burst of laughter, shaking her head, obviously under the i
I wasn’t Not even a little
“No, Carrie and Margarita have claimed that honor,” she said “I really miss her Tricia, I ot to hold once, but I loved her fronant You have no idea how ive anything to have her back Then you ca a family like it was a joke”
Reaching out, I caught the back of her head, sliding ers into her hair as I held her eyes
“I will never lie to you again,” I said slowly “I was trying to look nor in town, and that seemed like the best way to do it If I’d had any clueWell, I wish to hell I could go back in tis, but I can’t”
She blinked rapidly “I’m not sure I can live with that You should probably leave, Gage I’ real I’ain”
Fuck, I was in over my head here
Usually I took what I wanted