She hadn't. Cunt was the strongest word to Southern Culture, the worst thing you could call a person. Willa knowing it much less using it had all of Winona's family shuddering in their graves or their kitchens.

"I doubt it, but you'll let me know if that changes." He was well aware how little wiggle room Athena gave Winona after seeing how his ex-wife really treated him. It made his heart swell, this protective urge from her.

"Oh really? Should I be scared?" He was so happy to see her again. His apartment didn't feel right if it didn't have the girls in it, giggling about something, sweetly plotting something that was surely going to be his demise in one way or another.