"When the fuck did I ever suggest I even wanted to talk to her, huh? I know she sure as fuck doesn't want to talk to me, Raph, so what's the problem? I have no desire to distract her from anything, and you know what? I'm really sick of everybody trying to tell me I'm hung up when I'm not. I don't give a shit, got it?"

Four months, and he'd not been that angry the entire time, but it wasn't Mel that was the problem. He didn't understand why Raph kept pushing, as if Andrew couldn't be trusted not to fuck shit up. Like he was a child to be reprimanded before he'd even committed anything.