Page 72 of The Revenge You Seek

"Thank you," I say, accepting the mug before she all but runs from our table.

"Oh she really looked like she wanted to hug you."

"Bet she fucking would if I offered." He pushes his still damp hair from his head and stares at her ass as she scarpers away.

"She's too fucking young," I chastise him.

"I ain't touching."

I don't want to bring up what Reid said to me this morning. I really don't want to get involved with their business but after we've finished eating my need to find out if there is something up gets the better of me.

"How's… business?" I ask, sitting back in the bench seat and stretching out my legs.

"Fucking slow, man."

"Oh?" I ask, now even more intrigued.

"Something's going on with the shipments. Can't get the shit we need as fast as we fucking need it."

"What's Vic saying?"

He shrugs. "Ain't spoken to the fucker. Reid's sorting it."

I nod, although I'm suspicious as fuck.

"Gives me more time for actual college shit though, so I guess I shouldn't complain.”

"Can't believe you're a fucking junior, man."

"Tell me about it, I never thought I'd live this life. Shame I don't have a choice in what comes after."

"It's still two years away, anything can happen."

"You think I'm not already dreaming that someone's gonna be stupid enough to take him out and put an end to all this bullshit?"

"It might happen."

He grunts at my optimism. But it's just that.

The reality is that no one will touch Vic no matter what stunt he pulls.

"What about you? You survived a whole week at college. Was it all you thought it would be?"

I think about classes, but my thoughts don't linger there because they shift straight onto my interactions with Letty.

"Better."

"You wouldn't be fucking saying that if she weren't here," he mutters.

My lips part to argue, but I can't because he's right and he fucking knows it.

"You got a plan?"

"Yeah, fuck her over and get her out of my fucking system."

He shakes his head. I know he thinks that I need to let it go, to let her get on with her life. Like he has. But I can't. It runs deeper for me. He never wanted her. He never thought she was going to be his and have it thrown back in his face.

"We should move, I've got so much to fucking do."