"Listen. It's my fault. I'ma dick. You were right. Just, my temper acts up and I gotta prove shit, so I do somethin drastic, and then somebody's cryin." Jesse shook his head. "And ya ain't gotta lie about it. I know that look, sugar. The look that could break any man's heart, long as he's got one."
He watched her for a moment, to make sure that the tears didn't slide down her face.