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Bitter’s head snaps toward him.
“Shut the fuck up.”
“No.”
Nevermore does not move. “You want to burn it down? Fine. Your life. But don't piss on her and tell everybody it's raining.”
Boogie mutters, “That was beautiful.”
Hyde looks at him.
Boogie immediately studies his bowl.
My eyes burn.
I blink hard.
Not here.
I will not cry here.
I look at Bitter. “You told me no other women.”
His face twitches.
“Yes.”
The word is barely there.
“But I wanted it to mean more?”
Silence.
“You told me understanding that this meant more than casual scared the shit out of you.”
Another flicker.
He remembers.
Of course he remembers.
“You held my hand.”
His eyes close briefly.
“You stayed.”
“Sweet.”
“You got back into bed with me after I called what you were doing relationship behavior.”
I laugh softly.
It sounds horrible.
“And now I’m some woman you fucked?”
His face looks carved from stone.
