A bitch

Tony's response to Livia's ironic observation was "Yeah, life's a bitch ain't it?"

"Well this bitch reckons it doesn't have to be!" was her reply, adding, cryptically "Not if you don't want it to."

"Meaning?" asked Tony suspiciously, slightly disengaging from his comforting embrace.

"Meaning both of us could get what we need without anyone getting hurt or needing to know."

"Explain!" said Tony, with a slight touch of menace "I don't get your drift."

"Well let me put it like this," said Livia, matter-of-factly. "You and Terry have the same DNA, you're identical. Guess what that means!"