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“I can’t believe you just said that! I can’t believe that you have anything to do with him since you have two small kids.”
“Look,” Melina says, her voice firm. “I know you are hurt right now, but Joseph is the same person he has always been. I would trust my life around him. I would trust him with my children before almost anyone else.”
Rose stares at her as if she has grown another head. “Melina! He’s a drug dealer!”
“So? Would you be upset if he was a beer distributor? Or a restaurant supplies distributor? It doesn’t change who he is. Quite frankly, if more drug dealers were like him there wouldn’t be nearly so many drug related killings and so much violence.”
Rose can’t get her head around Melina. “I can’t believe you are defending him! What is wrong with you?”
“Nothing is wrong with me. The better question is what’s wrong with you? Think about it. What changed between last night, and this morning?”
“I found how he is a fucking drug dealer, that’s what!”
“But did Joseph change in anyway? How is he different now than he was?”
“That’s not the point!” Rose objects.
“That’s exactly the point! Nothing changed except your perception of him. He is still the same man he was the night before.”
Rose tosses back the remainder of the wine in her glass before standing. “I’m done talking about this.”
“As you wish. But before you leave you need to think about this. What is more important to you? The man, or what he does?”
“I’m not going to be involved with a drug dealer, Melina!”
“Then I guess you have made your decision.”
“Yes I have.”
Melina nods slowly. “Okay. I just hope it isn’t one you later regret.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t.”
“Okay,” Melina murmurs, then pauses. “I just know how much I want Tim back. I would give anything just to have one more night in his arms. To kiss him just once more,” Melina says as a single tear runs down her cheek before she wipes at in angrily.
“That’s different,” Rose says softly.
“You’re right. It is. Joseph is still here.” Melina looks at Rose a moment, then picks up the two glasses and carries them into the kitchen without another word.
Rose watches Melina go into the kitchen and set the glasses in the sink before she places both hands on the cabinet, her head falling down as her shoulders begin to shake as she sobs quietly. She feels like a heel, dumping on Melina like she has. She strides into the kitchen and pulls Melina away from the sink and turns her into her arms, holding her tight. “Melina… I’m so sorry,” she murmurs while holding her tight, her own tears falling as her heart breaks for Melina’s loss… and perhaps her own.
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