[He heard. He knows, and he's just teasing him. Suddenly, Doppio gets the distinct impression that his heart is about to zoom up his throat and expel itself through his mouth.]
I... I'm sorry! I wasn't... I-It was just something you wouldn't want to know...!
[No pain this time. As far as Doppio believes, that is the truth: the Boss would never want to hear the guiltiest, most self-indulgent thoughts that plague him.
But the Boss has more to say, and when Doppio realises he isn't teasing after all, his heart sinks back down like he just swallowed a boulder.]
What? No! I... What?!
[When has his loyalty been called into question? Is it his job? Is it-- Has he been taking too many liberties, looking at him too much, smiling too much, grown too used to daily life with the Boss? He's been so good about not mentioning the past and all of the things he was never supposed to know, but maybe he's crossed a line. The line. The boundary that his treacherous tongue wanted so badly to break just now. That's the only thing he can think of - other than that, despite the cessation of his formal functions as underboss, he has stayed utterly loyal to absolutely everything they--
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I... I'm sorry! I wasn't... I-It was just something you wouldn't want to know...!
[No pain this time. As far as Doppio believes, that is the truth: the Boss would never want to hear the guiltiest, most self-indulgent thoughts that plague him.
But the Boss has more to say, and when Doppio realises he isn't teasing after all, his heart sinks back down like he just swallowed a boulder.]
What? No! I... What?!
[When has his loyalty been called into question? Is it his job? Is it-- Has he been taking too many liberties, looking at him too much, smiling too much, grown too used to daily life with the Boss? He's been so good about not mentioning the past and all of the things he was never supposed to know, but maybe he's crossed a line. The line. The boundary that his treacherous tongue wanted so badly to break just now. That's the only thing he can think of - other than that, despite the cessation of his formal functions as underboss, he has stayed utterly loyal to absolutely everything they--
...
His eyes go wide. He mutters:]
Trish...