"Nah... Guess not." Sam looked over to the girls and felt a mixture of embarrassment, protectiveness, anger and a fierce loyalty. So he leaned over once he'd driven the car zo to where the women were, leaning over to kiss Harry properly. Then, with a smile, he waved to the women and drove off. Fuck all of that. He didn't want to let himself be bothered.

"It's kind of a conservative area. It's a bit shit." He wasn't about to defend it. "But I promise that Bobby's not like that. He's open-minded, he just looks and talks like a redneck hick. He's well read though and he thinks everyone around where he lives is an idiot. He kinda thinks everyone's an idiot, honestly."