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Bree figured that most people had had a bitchy, micro-managing, confidence-killing, “I know best” boss at some point. There was a special place in hell reserved for them.
“I would ask you not to give up on him yet. But if you feel that, in giving him time, you will be wasting your own, I understand. He has had chance to make right choice, and he has not.” Valentina sighed. “It is sad for a mother to realize she raised an idiot.”
God, it was amazing that a kid would rather get in trouble for vandalizing a vehicle than earn a reputation as a snitch.
“Have you no ethics at all?” “I have some. They sleep a lot.”
“They are happy.” “They are dysfunctional.” “And yet happy. That is good, no?” “When she does weird stuff like knock him out with chloroform occasionally because she thinks he breathes too loud, no.”
Like I’ve already said, I loathe you much less than I do others. You don’t make me want to throw things at you.” She couldn’t help but smile. This wasn’t a man who’d hug her much, flatter her, and shower her with romantic gestures. But, in his own way, he’d never let her doubt him. “Well, I’d totally hold in my farts for you.” Amusement lit his eyes. “That says everything.” “It does, doesn’t it? Such a strong foundation we have.” “Exactly, so I’d say we’ve got a chance of making this work. It’s a chance we’re going to take.
“Okay, we need to make it clear right now how you should act when you feel like dishing out orders to me. Step one: Hesitate before you decide to throw your metaphorical dick around. Step two: Hesitate again, reminding yourself just how useless it would be to exert authority over me. Step three: repeat the first two steps at least once. If all else fails, go play Russian Roulette with a fully loaded pistol, because it’ll save me the trouble of shooting you in the face.”
Everyone needed an escape sometimes. Some used drugs or alcohol. She used books, and anyone who thought that was childish could go fuck themselves with a Tiki torch.
“It was just a game.” She nodded sagely. “And death is just a long nap.”
