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The hallway’s a mess of piled up junk, like it was the last time we were over for a party. Not the one where I peed on Karma’s shoes. That was a year ago, maybe. The one where Bishop tried to talk to Scarlett was about six months ago, and she kissed a tatted-up hipster in front of him.
I didn’t see that, but he told me about it when I asked what was wrong.
I can’t believe we didn’t give up on her.
She showed us so many times that we weren’t what she was looking for.
“There are eighteen fire hazards in this house,” I tell Sapphire. “I can point them out, if you want.”
“I’m pretty sure I already counted those,” she says as she leads me into the living room.
“When Karma’s around, there’s one more.”
“She does seem awfully fond of her cigarettes.”
“And super-flammable fabrics.”
“That, I hadn’t noticed.”
She finds a pair of heels discarded by the side of the sofa and picks one up.
“Ooh. You might want to get saving. These are pricey.”
“I figured as much,” I tell her, getting my phone out of my pocket. “What’s the brand?”
“Knivves, with two v’s,” she says. “They’re new, but they went viral pretty much overnight.”
I look up the online store and let out a low whistle. “Damn. You’re not kidding. These are two grand a pair? Geez. Do they come with a whole new wardrobe that matches?”
“Unfortunately not, and they don’t even come in a box.”
“What?” I ask, just as I notice the shipping information. I scroll down. “Oh. They come packed individually in these weird plastic bubbles full of air. That’s actually kind of sick, but I still wouldn’t drop two grand on them.”
“Honestly, I don’t think she’ll even care if a pair show up for her. She’ll probably just shrug and assume an admirer sent them.”
“Well, probably, but like Bishop would say, we don’t do the right thing to get rewarded for doing it.”
I pass her the phone. “Pick a pair you think she would wear and let me know the size and I’ll get them ordered.”
“You’re serious?” she asks, shaking her head when I nod.
She takes a look and picks something, taking another look at the heels on the floor before she passed the phone back to me. “I added them to your cart.”
I click through the arduous purchasing process, probably subscribing myself to their mailing list without knowing it, and who knows what else, and then, when it’s done, I let out a sigh and shove my phone back into my pocket.
“Done. What’s next?”
Sapphire nods. “Checking Scarlett’s laptop.”
“Lead the way.”
Chapter eighty-three
Sapphire
I can’t believe Rueben dropped two grand on a pair of fancy heels for a woman who won’t even appreciate it, just because replacing the pair he ruined was the right thing to do. I guess it was Bishop who told him to do that, but, clearly, it’s the way they usually do things as a pack.
I like that they care about doing the right thing, but I can also completely understand why Rueben kept it a secret when he accidentally ruined Karma’s shoes.
