Page 121 of Mob Princess

You couldn’t

I nudge her shoulder. If she pushes too hard…

The answer is immediate.

Justin

Someone approached me. I decided how it would go.

Lina

Why couldn’t you just talk to me?

Justin

You wouldn’t have listened.

Lina

You WERE one of my oldest friends. Sean or any other guy-- doesn’t matter. You say you didn’t do this to punish me. You did it to hurt me. Same difference

I want this conversation to move along. It seems like we’re going around in circles. She senses my impatience because she puts her hand on my thigh.

Justin

Come back to Boston.

Lina

No

Justin

Leave him and come here. This ends when you aren’t there.

Lina

Because you kill him. That’s what you think is going to happen. FFS you cannot believe that will happen. You aren’t the first person to try. He’s still alive. I promise you those people aren’t. Lucy’s not.

Justin

Fuck Lucy. I don’t give a shit about her. She did what I needed her to do. I would have killed her anyway.

That makes Lina tense. She glances up at me. She didn’t expect that.

Lina

If you’d kill a woman how am I supposed to believe you wouldn’t hurt me?

Justin

Because you’re you.

Lina

You really care that much?

Justin

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