Fallout (Crank 3)
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Oh my God. He is psychic.
“Yeah, that’s right. And I swear
I don’t even know why I did it.
But how did you know?”
Hunter, I used to be in radio,
remember? I know how it is when
a pretty girl throws herself at you.
Good. He gets it. God, I’m glad
he’s been there, except …
“But you never got caught.”
No, Hunter. See, I never said
okay, not once I’d made a solid
commitment to your mom. I just
couldn’t take a chance on losing her.
THIS COULD TURN INTO A LECTURE
And it sort of does.
Believe me, there were
plenty of willing women.
Some really didn’t want
to take no for an answer.
I nod. Because I know.
But your mom came to me
already wounded. I had
to win her trust. Destroying
that trust was unthinkable.
Dad and the moral high road.
Even beyond my time in
radio, there have been plenty
of temptations over the years.
I’m sure for your mom, too.