"No, no. I understand," she replied as she lifted her hands in something akin to surrender - or perhaps that was her own form of understanding. "I don't mind hearing it myself, Sonny. I just don't want you to get ganged up on or something."

Because that would probably happen if the wrong person heard him. Not that she and Marie had really been open about their relationship. Mostly because of Sonny. It was hard to really be honest about something that made everything look bad. Especially her.

"When it's just us, you can say anything you'd like," she nodded. "Just be careful in front of other people."