Floyd got on his knees again and pushed Tony's shoulder to keep him from passing out after he had thrown up on the floor.
"Take this as a statement of my claim on Lucielle." I'll come back if you try to talk to her or even think about sending her one of your gross texts. I'm not going to have fun by the fire; I'm going to smash your brains all over your living room. Tony, do you get it?"
Floyd thought the painful whimper meant they agreed. As he and Sean left the house and crossed the street, he took the poker with him. Floyd happily waved at some of the people watching, and his mood got a lot better.
As soon as they got in the car, Sean finally spoke up.
"Are you really thinking about claiming a woman you just met?" "That's not like you," Floyd said as he threw the poker into the trun
