Chapter 33
Dom
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BETWEEN MCDONALDS, AND our road trip, there’d been a lot of awkward silences between me and Ruby. Fortunately, with patience and persistence I was able to get her to open up and even talk a little. I knew we had a long ride ahead of us, but with every mile, I felt more hopeful. Fortunately, I learned that Jimmy hadn’t touched her, although he’d said some f****d-up things, and even threatened to hurt her if she didn’t keep quiet about it.
“Ruby, I want you to tell me if anyone ever tries doing something that makes you feel... frightened or uncomfortable,” I said, resisting an urge to turn the car back around and beat the f**k out of Jimmy. “And, if anyone threatens you, make sure you tell me right away. I’ll take care of it. Okay?”
“Okay.”
“He’s lucky I didn’t
