It's our house. All three of us. Four, really. I'm not going to ask the rest of you to upend everything. Angelina's grown up there, and she's already going to be upset enough about one of her people right now.
[He leans back, so Livio can see his face.]
This isn't me self-punishing. I'm just trying to be practical.
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[But before Livio can jump down his throat.]
It's our house. All three of us. Four, really. I'm not going to ask the rest of you to upend everything. Angelina's grown up there, and she's already going to be upset enough about one of her people right now.
[He leans back, so Livio can see his face.]
This isn't me self-punishing. I'm just trying to be practical.