“Jo, did you—”
“I already told you. I didn’t know anything about this. I was as surprised as you.”
“All right. And thanks for not piling on. The three of them were enough. Hell, Patti was enough.”
“They’re scared, Mike, especially Patti because of her boyfriend.”
“I know. But it’s too late to back off now.”
“I figured, particularly after your press conference and those interviews. You won’t give an inch. I’d like to be in your corner. So would the girls. But—”
“I know. And I understand. I don’t expect you all to be cheerleaders for me, but I really don’t want to go through anything like this again. If you can’t stand by me, at least don’t stand against me. That girl. I swear she’s always got to me more than the other two combined.”
Josephine sat next to him. She glanced down and her eyebrows furrowed. “What if her boyfriend’s family goes to Mexico? You think she’d go with them?”
Mike lowered his head. “Let’s hope that doesn’t happen.”
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