He glanced her way briefly, eyes narrowing slightly. "I never could've imagined, of all the things could've gone wrong, it'd wind up being two stupid thugs with a switchblade. Or that we'd ever say the sort of things we did." He chewed over the next bit for a moment, but there was no point holding it back now. Christ knew whether he'd ever get another chance. "Or that you'd try putting all the blame on me."