“Right.” “It was a joke, baby. I apologize. It was too soon, huh?” He stared at my side profile for a minute, and finally, I got the courage to turn slightly and look him in the eyes. “No, no, it’s okay.” I shook my head, lying. I didn’t want him feeling bad when he had no reason to. I had, in fact, shot a muthafucka. “Next time you need to take a muthafucka out though, holla at me.” He stood,
