Chapter 26: Marriage Lasts ForeverCHAPTER 26
MARRIAGE LASTS FOREVER
Brooklyn—Current Day
Frankie “Bugs” Donovan stared at the blank walls of his apartment, cracking his knuckles while a cigarette dangled from the left side of his mouth. He kept his eye closed so the smoke curling around it didn’t sting.
Marriage lasts forever. That’s what his mother always told him. And he figured she should know, having put up with his father all of those years. When he was little, he used to ask why she stayed, but the only thing she said was “marriage lasts forever.” He could still hear the way her voice trembled, as if “forever” was penance for her sins.
Penance, my ass. No priest would have been so lenient. Even Mary Magdalene was a repentant sinner. Bugs slugged the last of his wine. If he could
