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“What you should’ve done,” Jenny’s sister held up a didactic finger, “is not make her feel like a freak because she was a lesbian”

“I neverI didn’t ” he sputtered

“No, Doc-tor Fein,” she said with exaggerated formality “You did You made it pretty clear that you didn’t approve of her sexual orientation From what she told me, you didn’t take her very seriously as a person at all Like you don’t take women seriously at all”

“No, no!” Dr Fein’s protests grew louder, and he could feel his face redden “That’s not true”

“Oh, but it is In fact,” she continued, her voice getting louder as she spoke “You went so far as to suggest her lesbianisht be the cause of her depression and other problems”

“I justthought it was a sha his head “She was so beautiful Like you”

The woman frowned, and a deep line formed between her eyebrows “Nice try, doc, but no dice No one here is buying Especially her lover”

“C’rin to someone Dr Fein couldn’t see “Say hello”

“Her lover ” Dr Fein’s voice was faint

He heard the click of the gun being cocked before he felt the barrel against his right teht, Dr Fein I was Jenny’s lover”

The voice was unusually cool and steely, but he knew it all too well Dr Fein glanced toward the woman who had quietly taken her place beside hi ready to voain

“I’d say it’s only fair An eye for an eye A life for a life You understand”

“Please ” he whispered “Don’t”

“Plus a little ful death settlement”

“Idon’t believe it,” he mumbled