“Joey!” Tony barked, and I quickly clamped my mouth shut. “I only have two questions for you.” Oh Jesus. “And take your time answering them,” he added. “Because I only want the truth, lad.” I nodded. “Okay.” “First.” He eyed me carefully and asked, “Do you love my daughter?” Heart thumping violently in my chest, I felt myself nod. “Entirely.” And then I heard myself say, “For about five years now.”
