“I’d probably kill myself if I lost her because they killed her.” Jack said, surprisingly straight faced. He blinked, as if just realizing what he said, before making a ‘huh’ noise. “…macabre but… yeah. I just can’t imagine going on without her. Some would swear vengeance for such a thing but I’m not like that… never was.”
He shrugged. “But I hope it doesn’t get to that. I’ve got plans for Katelynn and I.”
“H-Hey now,” Steve said nervously, bringing his hands up in a “whoa there” motion. “T-That’s a little extreme, don’t you think?”
Kill himself? God Steve couldn’t even imagine himself doing that if he lost Grace. /He/ would go after Psycho Delic for sure and then let Enigma take over his body, no longer caring about anything. Yup, that sounded about right.
Deciding to change the subject and get off a heavy topic, he said, “What sorts of plans?”
Jack felt a bit bad for admitting such a thing, of course he did. Admitting such a weakness. Would she want him continuing on without her? If Katelynn died, if she was murdered, he would be worse off than he was before. He’d have known kindness, love, affection and understanding and to have it ripped from him in such a violent way there would be no way back for him. Like Romeo and Juliet he would do himself in, if just to enter into the hereafter to be a part of it with her.
But glad to see the change of subject worked, he smiled. “Well, we’re moving in together. It’s mostly for protection since, like you said, she attracts bad guys attention. But it’s also just so we can be there and our dogs have someone to be with when we’re both working.”
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