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“Yes, I’m psychic.” I collapsed into an empty chair with a sigh.
She stared at me, her bright blue eyes taking me in. “Rough morning?”
“Ugh.” I covered my face with my hands.
“Is it the clinic or your sis?”
“Both. Got a domestic violence case just now. Chick is denying it and not even trying to do a good job of it.”
“Maybe she needs a knight in shining armor.” Jodie shrugged, taking a bite of her taco.
I snorted. “Yeah, well, best of luck getting through her meathead boyfriend.”
“Is she like… hot?”
I opened my eyes to glare at her. “Did you not hear the part where I said she’s in an abusive relationship?”
Jodie shrugged. “You know I’m a sucker for a damsel in distress.”
“You’re a sucker for any damsel.”
“Hey!”
I grinned at her, feeling a lot better. “What? You know I call them as I see them.”
She shrugged. “Fair.” She handed me a taco, “Now eat and tell me what else is bothering you. You look rough, and I know it’s not just because of this.”
“Jeez, thanks. Always good to know that I look as bad as I feel.”
“You know what I mean.”
I sighed. “Yeah. I do.” I bit into the taco.
“So, what’s up, doc? Is it your sis?”
I sighed, leaning on my hands before telling her about our visit to the detective. She was outraged on my behalf and totally agreed with me that the detective was hiding something.
“Dick. Do you think he’s on someone’s payroll?”
I stared at her. I hadn’t even thought of that. I just thought he was being a lazy son of a bitch. “You think so?”
“Hey, Jeffrey Epstein had some cops in his pockets.”
My eyes widened further. “She’s too old to be caught up in something like that.”
“Would you prefer to think that she’s dead?”
I didn’t want to think about that.
“Well… anyway, I’ll find out soon enough,” I said.
“What do you mean by that?”
I gave Jodie a side-eye. She was my best friend, and she had my back, but I didn’t feel comfortable bringing anyone else into my plan. If I told her what I intended on doing, she might have insisted on helping me… or changing my mind. If I knew one thing for sure, it was that my plan was dangerous and possibly stupid. I wasn’t going to drag anyone else into it.
“Let’s talk about something else. I need a distraction from the bad dreams and the worse thoughts. What areyouup to?”
“Nothing fun. Madly swiping left on Tinder, trying to find my soulmate.” She shrugged but her blue eyes twinkled.
