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Two choices present themselves to me at this moment. Stand my ground. Sure, I might get stabbed. But the other option is to backpedal like a son of a bitch and risk losing his respect forever.
Is my pride worth it?
I decide that it is, mostly because ego is vital in my industry. My clients need to see me as the cocky son of a bitch who’s so skilled, his confidence cannot be breached. Lucky for them, I’m a special type of full-of-myself.
“I’m saying I said nothing. We covered all the tracks on my end,” I say, choosing to stand up to him.
Time will tell if it was a mistake.
Lorenzo stares at me for a minute. Lines form on his forehead. He’s assessing me, but he smiles. Not one that says he’s about to gut me either, which is nice.
“That might be so,” he allows, “but let’s be honest here, Trent. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know it was me, and if it points at me, it points back to you.”
He has a point.
“You’re right.”
“Is that all you got? Or did you have something else to talk about?”
“Nope, that’s it. I just wanted to double-check that there were no loose ends.”
He lifts his glass, takes a swig, and places it back down. “There are never loose ends.”
“Do I even want to know what you did?”
“Haven’t you figured out by now that you never want to ask me that question? No one is talking, Trent. Anyone who was involved, anyone that could have been a possible liability, is in the ground. You got me?”
He winks.
A fucking wink.
Shit.
“I got you.”
“Good.” He slides my glass back toward my hand, and it slams into my palm with more force than necessary. “Now, let’s drink and forget this shit. It’s been a shit day, and I need to get drunk.”
My fingers curve around the scotch. “I’m driving.”
“Stop being a pussy and get drunk with me.”
And seeing as that wasn’t a question, I decide to say fuck it.
I grab the decanter and pour myself another.
This is going to be a long night.
Chapter
Twenty-Seven
PAYTON
I hurry out of class.
If I don’t, I’ll miss the train.
Missing the train will bring a long list of other problems for me.
