He nods and then he starts coughing.
It sounds painful.

When half-set, bloody lumps of cement begins to come out his mouth, it looks even more painful.

When the cough subsides, he looks up at her, still braced on his hands.

"I'll fucking destroy him," he says. Calmly.

He's held back so far.
But he holds Bill Compton's joy in his hands and it is time to go crush it.

There'll be collateral. Things will likely forever move beyond his reach because of this. But he will see it through.

He pulls his legs and feet out of the cement.
Then he runs his fingers through his hair.

It's not really working.

"I have to go see Sookie," he says.
"We'll meet back at Fangtasia."

Everything that hurt is drowned out now by thoughts of exactly how crushed Bill Compton will be.

He doesn't even really see Pam.