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“Well, Mr. Future Millionaire, you could have said something before you left. I was nice enough to let you into my house at midnight after you woke me up, and you didn’t even stick around long enough the next day to say good morning.”
“Yeah, well, I had bigger fish to fry.” There was a short pause. “Say, did anything happen after I left?”
“I think you owe me an explanation first, Tony.”
“I can’t…I can’t tell you yet. And even if I did, you wouldn’t understand.”
“Try me.”
“It’s not important.”
“Oh really?” Eva’s face was animated as she spoke, as if Tony was right there and could see her. It was really cute. “Well, I think it’s important. You just up and left. With your track record, how would I know you weren’t running from the mob or something?”
“It’s nothing like that. I’m not in trouble this time, sis. I’m doing good. A million-dollar good. Now, did anything happen after I left?”
Eva looked over at me for a brief second before replying. “Yeah. Some huge dude came knocking at the door. Tony, are you hiding stolen property? Because he demanded to search the house.”
“Oh yeah? And then what happened?”
“Nothing. He turned the house upside down, couldn’t find whatever he was looking for…which was probably you…and left. What the hell did you steal?”
Tony laughed on the other end of the line. “Does it matter?” he asked. “I’m about to be really, really rich. So you should start sucking up to me, sis, cuz all that crap Mom and Dad left you is nothing compared to what I’m about to get my hands on.”
Yep, he was definitely our man, and Eva was completely innocent.
“Somehow, I highly doubt that.” Eva added an audible sneer to her words.
How did she manage that? I didn’t know. It must be something only sisters could do. I didn’t have one of those. Or brothers either, that I knew of. I had no one.
Eva gave Seth a look that clearly asked how much longer she had to talk to this idiot. He pinched his forefinger and thumb together to show just a tiny bit longer.
“Okay, fine, Tony, I’ll bite. I’ll admit, you have me very intrigued. What’s this amazing thing you’ve found?”
“I can’t tell you yet. But I’m about to strike it big, like real big.”
“Wait, it’s not more crypto, is it? I thought you gave up on that.”
“Nah! That’s nothing compared to what I have planned. But I can’t tell you over the phone. He could be listening.”
I could honestly feel the crazy coming through the phone line. How were these two even related? No offense, but her parents must have fucked up big time with Tony, then had Eva in an attempt to redeem themselves.
“Okay,” Eva said, not even skipping a beat. “Then I’ll come over, and you can explain it to me in person. Are you at home?”
She knew damn well he wasn’t.
“No, I’m…somewhere else.”
“Okay, cool, where? I’ll come over, and you can tell me your amazing plans. I’ll even spring for dinner, how’s that?” She looked over pleadingly to Seth, who still gave her the signal for just a little bit longer. “I’ll bring ribs from that place you like, you know, the one you got banned from.”
“Aww, man. Don’t make this so difficult. I love those ribs, but I can’t. Not until after. I can’t fuck this up. The wizard I’m working with is a big shot.”
Bingo! He was working with a wizard.
Seth gave her the thumbs up to show her he’d gotten the location.
Eva sighed dramatically. “Fine, tell me after, but you owe me an explanation at least. I don’t appreciate having some stranger coming to my door and asking me questions. Anyway, I gotta go. I have to look busy before my boss gives me more work. She likes to do that at the end of the day to make me stay late.”
“You still working at that place?”
