“It was me who killed her,” Big said, and Jack rolled his eyes. “And Red who put his life on the line.”
“Without my timely distraction, you both would be dead now. I could have probably gotten away while she was killing you and it would have been no skin off my back.”
“Except that we were between you and the only exits,” Red said, sitting on the bed next to Big. Though it was true that if Jack hadn’t acted when he did, the outcome of the fight would have been much, much different. And given how resourceful the man seemed, he probably could have effected his escape while Red was busy distracting Esmeralda. Whether he had stayed because he wanted to help, or just because he didn’t want to give up on the score, Red couldn’t tell.
“Details,” Jack said, waving his hand. “I would have managed
