“You think that old geezer wouldn’t miss you like crazy? What about Cleo? That girl loves you more than she loves anyone else in this world apart from me. She wouldn’t know how to live without you.” Mei blinked at me, her slim nose wrinkled with the effort not to cry. “You think I wouldn’t care?” I asked softly, the words scourin’ up my throat like knives. “What do I have to do to prove to you that you’re loved, Mei?”
