“That’s a slippery slope of reasoning, Lavender. Men like that…” He inhales so deeply that I move with the breath. “I yelled at her, but I didn’t hit her. I hit her, but it’s not like I really hurt her. I hurt her, but not so hard that I put her in the hospital. I put her in the hospital, but it’s not like I murdered her. She brought it on herself.”
