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“You going to be in Richards tomorrow?”
“Yes.”
“There’s a place outside of town. Mariposa Way – ”
“Yeah, I met him there when I left.”
“Great. Be there at 10AM, and don’t be late.”
The line went dead.
“Asshole,” I muttered.
“Well?” Jack asked.
I smiled nervously. “We’ve got a date with destiny at 10AM tomorrow.”
“Make sure you take a rubber,” Sid advised.
37
Before we headed to Richards, we went over the final details. We gave Sid the address of the Seven Veils, the Roadhouse, and pictures of Lou from Jack’s phone.
“That looks like a grade-A prime piece of asshole right there,” Sid remarked.
Once everything was set, I got my stuff – all the things I had taken with me to Richards, and which were now stored in the back room – and put them out in my car. Sid did the same with his own gear, a bunch of metal cases and canvas bags that he put in the trunk of his 30-year-old Oldsmobile Cutlass.
“You’re welcome to stay at my place,” Jack offered as Sid finished up and locked the office.
Sid looked over his glasses at me. “You gonna be there, Fee?”
I looked at Jack. “I don’t know – am I?”
“…yeah,” Jack said, though he didn’t seem overly enthusiastic about it.
Jerk.
Sid padlocked the metal accordion gates over the front of the shop. “Then nope, I’ll stay outside of town somewhere.”
“Why not?” Jack asked. “We’d be able to stay on the same page – ”
“If you’re worried about expenses, keep your panties on. There ain’t exactly a buncha Ritz Carltons out there. ‘Sides, it’s a bad idea. Your place might be under surveillance. Not a good idea for your buddies to see me there, then catch me tailin’ ‘em later in the day.”
“Should Fiona be there, then?” Jack asked – which annoyed me.
Sid waved a hand dismissively. “Eh, they already know you’re bonin’. They’ll probably just figure you couldn’t stay away.”
“We’re not ‘boning,’” I said.
Sid shrugged as he shuffled towards his Oldsmobile. “I don’t care what you do, I just don’t wanna hear it.”
“You wouldn’t hear anything, because nothing’s going on.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Sid said.
“That’s all over,” Jack insisted.
Ouch.
