' Wrote:"I had a few friends out there, but alone - I guess - in the official sense..." he trails off, looking troubled as his eyes drop to his feet for a moment before coming slowly back up to meet Ramey's. "I uhh... did a lot of things I'm not so proud of. It wasn't all strictly above board."
He drops his fists onto the desk and fixes Ramey with those cold eyes. It's a hard stare but there's no hint of cruelty or badness in it. "I'm gonna have a son soon," he whispers "and I want to do whatever it takes to make sure he's born into a better world than I was."
The pair stood in silence, eyes locked, for what seemed an eternity.
"Ah what the hell was I thinking, this ain't the place for me" Derek bellowed, before turning around and marching out, the door slamming in his wake.