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“You invited an FBI agent to be on the board of the community center?” Hil asked stunned.
“That’s what I said!” Remy added gleefully.
“There are a lot of gangs in the area. He offered to help me make the center a safe space.”
“You don’t see how that could have been a questionable decision considering who was paying for everything?” Hil pushed.
“Not you too, Hil. Look, I did what I thought was best for everybody,” I said starting to regret my decision. “If you want me to remove him from the board, I will.”
Seeing me begin to sweat, Remy jumped in.
“No, no. I’m sure whatever decision you make is the right one. And they offer conjugal visits in prison, don’t they? It’s not like 10 to 20 years apart could break us up.”
Cracking under the pressure, I squealed. “I’m sorry. I’ll remove him immediately.”
“We’re teasing you,” Remy explained with a smile. “Hil, tell Dillon you’re just messing with him.”
When Hil didn’t respond, Remy said it again. “Hil, tell your best friend it was a joke.”
“It was a joke,” he said half-heartedly.
I looked at Remy whose eyes bounced between his brother and Cali.
“Okay people, I’m only going to say this one more time. I am not my father. I am a legitimate business person. Our family is now completely clean. There’s nothing Dillon’s FBI friend could get us on no matter how much Dillon wants him to.”
“Remy?”
“Kidding!”
“Asshole!”
“Hillbilly.”
Hil looked at us. “Now that we’ve gotten that part of the morning out of the way, what’s next, Remy?”
“What do you mean?”
“You found Dillon. You’ve won him back. What now?”
“Come up with a plan, I guess,” Remy said unsure.
“Well, you’ve said you need our help coming up with it. How about you stay here with us?”
“With us?” Cali quickly protested.
“Dillon’s already here. He’ll stay in his room.” Hil turned to the two of us. “Right?”
I looked at Remy. “You’re welcome to stay. It’s going to take us a few days to flesh out a plan.”
“You’re suggesting I stay in Hicksville?”
“If he’s going to disrespect our town like that…”
“I’m kidding. What is it about hill-folk that makes them unable to take a joke? Is it all the in breeding?”
Cali, charged towards Remy and grabbed his shirt. Remy allowed him with a smile.
“He’s trying to get a rise out of you,” Hil explained.
