“You know what the most shocking part is?” “That you didn’t see it sooner?” I guess. “No, deception is strong with you. It’s that you asked for permission first.” His gaze veers over to Donnelly. “From her father. Why?” “Shits and giggles,” Donnelly says, fitting the cigarette between his lips. “I’d only be shitting myself confronting Uncle Loren with that,” Tom notes. “I’d just be giggling,” Eliot says.

