[Nine years, nine fucking years and Nate has no idea where this cutting attitude comes from, unless Rafe is nursing a decade-old grudge like some kind of curmudgeon from a Dickens novel.
It strikes him deeper than Rafe perhaps expected, pulled back into a nightmare he still has. Nate hadn't thought much before Panama, a few consequences and drawbacks, doubts smoothed over by Sam's more experienced hand and a don't worry, little brother, it's gonna be a piece of cake. Of course, exterior factors were variables. Wildcards.
There are reasons why people in the business tend to vet each other if they're reliable. Or if they just happen to enjoy turning Panamanian prison wardens into shish-kebabs. Maybe if he'd pried more into the job beforehand he'd still have family.
He's entertained a lot of "maybe" since then.]
Well, I see you've still got that stick shoved way the Hell up your ass, so how about you just let me know when you're through rating my performance on a scale of "street mountebank" to "master swindler." I'll wait.
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It strikes him deeper than Rafe perhaps expected, pulled back into a nightmare he still has. Nate hadn't thought much before Panama, a few consequences and drawbacks, doubts smoothed over by Sam's more experienced hand and a don't worry, little brother, it's gonna be a piece of cake. Of course, exterior factors were variables. Wildcards.
There are reasons why people in the business tend to vet each other if they're reliable. Or if they just happen to enjoy turning Panamanian prison wardens into shish-kebabs. Maybe if he'd pried more into the job beforehand he'd still have family.
He's entertained a lot of "maybe" since then.]
Well, I see you've still got that stick shoved way the Hell up your ass, so how about you just let me know when you're through rating my performance on a scale of "street mountebank" to "master swindler." I'll wait.