>>18433514Colby smiles happily and rests against Amy in the water.
>"I don't think scaring her off'll work. Dad always says she's fearless, though what he should be saying is 'doesn't have a lick of sense'. Same thing in the end anyway."Colby's Arkansas accent is seeping out a little more under the influence of the stiff drinks she's had.
>"She ran off before I could find out where she was staying. I guess I coulda offered her my old apartment, but....."But she didn't like the idea of Carmody using and going through her stuff, even the tiny amount of the old stuff that was left that she'd not yet seen fit to go back for? Or she didn't like doing anything that encouraged her to stay in Spaghetti Town for a minute longer than necessary?
Colby shimmies a little bit in Amy's arms, as if shaking those thoughts away.
>"Anyway, it's all a distraction right now. The important thing right now is to focus on Warhorse."She holds Amy close and confides in her as the water of the pool laps around their bodies.
>"All this time, I didn't quite believe in C.A.M.O.. I knew Mare Equine is on the level, but I also know she can be beaten. But C.A.M.O.? I thought she was some fraud, faking her death for publicity that she couldn't earn otherwise, and we'd just have to get her in the ring, beat her, and expose her.">"I won't underestimate her again. This time, they're facing Immaculate Connection at full strength." 