[ He glanced up and down the main street. It was quieter than expected, an overall eerie experience despite being entirely coincidence. Prior thought she might shoot him and no one would notice. They;d find him, of course — there's no hiding a body in London these days — but to put a pin on this woman as the assailant would be a challenge even in a more aware city.
Billy frowns. ]
I thought to ruin her. Telling her mother would do it. [ A sigh, then, as he tries hard to sound resigned. ] But calling off the marriage ought to do just fine. An unwed mother isn't seen as anything but rubbish where she's from.
[It was more a means to keep him talking, if this Sara even really existed, but she was also curious to how elaborate his lie would go.
Besides, she didn't have much time left with him. They weren't too far from the park, and as soon as they were upon her target, she'd know all she would need to.]
[ Prior affects annoyance. Honestly, he has to be detail oriented for his job so he expects everyone else to be the same. Instead, he's finding himself repeating himself. Either she's testing his story — looking for obvious errors — or she's distracted. Either way, it's a piece to this puzzle Billy didn't have before. ]
No, they have a child together. Or they will soon enough. And I'll tell you now, there'll be no pretending when the baby comes. It's not going to look a thing like me.
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Billy frowns. ]
I thought to ruin her. Telling her mother would do it. [ A sigh, then, as he tries hard to sound resigned. ] But calling off the marriage ought to do just fine. An unwed mother isn't seen as anything but rubbish where she's from.
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[It was more a means to keep him talking, if this Sara even really existed, but she was also curious to how elaborate his lie would go.
Besides, she didn't have much time left with him. They weren't too far from the park, and as soon as they were upon her target, she'd know all she would need to.]
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No, they have a child together. Or they will soon enough. And I'll tell you now, there'll be no pretending when the baby comes. It's not going to look a thing like me.