âMilton,â Ezra repeated.  He didnât recognize the name, but he could make some educated guesses.  âAhhh christ.  Itâs another love situation then?â he asked, assuming that Deacon had just fallen into what seemed like a trend around the Tower: falling in love, relationships, romanceâŚall that jazz.
âWas he killed?â Ezra asked, perhaps a little harshly. Â But Ezra himself was currently about halfway towards blasted, feeling warm in his belly and muted emotionally and therefore uncaring about sounding brash or rude. Â He motioned to one of the servers, who returned with another round of whiskey for Deacon and bourbon for Ezra. Â âYouâre too young to be so bitter, Waller,â Ezra said, even though he was enabling the younger man to drink more. Â Ezraâs humor tended to be bleak and sardonic. Â âBy the time you get to my age youâd be dead yourself.â
Deacon wasnât a relationship person - he had never dated anyone let alone been in a proper relationship. If he loved at all it was more possessive than anything. Love wasnât a word in his vocabulary, he didnât understand the feeling and he pushed all possibility of it away. However one could say he certainly was in love with Milton.
A chuckle slipped past his lips as the man asked if Milton were dead - if only. The boys death would be more welcome than what had happened. âNo - claimed by Bellamy MacNamara.â he stated simply - venom and hatred clearly resonating within those words. As the man spoke of his bitterness Deacon simply smirked. âIâve been this way since childhood. I donât see it going away anytime soon.â His hand moved to the glass taking a large swig before looking back to the man. âIâd welcome that - at least Iâd finally get some damn peace.â