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The conversation between Vinnie and Ethan and the Florida Mangler continues. See what's happening in this week's chapter of Bad Karma and the Family Plan. Don't forget to visit the other Briefers and see what's up with them. Their links follow my tale! Enjoy!
As
if.
Ethan’s
response was to laugh, a deep, rich sound that showed me he wasn’t in the least
intimidated by this lowlife scum sitting before us. I wish I could have said
the same.
“If
we wanted or needed that kind of assistance, Chip, you would be the last person
we would ever turn to for advice.”
Did
I imagine Chip faltered for just a second before he immediately came back with,
“Oh darn, does that mean I won’t make the guest list either?”
“You
got that right,” I managed to get out, which only produced a grin from him.
“Okay,
enough of this, I’m going to get right to the point, Chip,” Ethan said in a
no-nonsense voice. “This has got to stop. Now.”
I
knew Ethan intended to question Chip about everything that had been happening
to us, to Uncle Benny… to all of us. But I hadn’t expected this. I tried not to
let my surprise show, but Chip wasn’t focused on me. He was intensely regarding
Ethan, his bland expression revealing nothing.
“Whatever
do you mean?” he asked in a voice filled with disdain. The flip side of the
coin. From laughing prep boy to cynical narcissist at the speed of light. “To
what this do you refer? I assume you don’t mean my current accomodations, which
are temporary at best. Amazing what a good lawyer can do. And, of course, the
right judge.” He winked at me agan. Shivers coursed down my spine.
Maybe
this had been a mistake after all.
“I
mean I know you’re the one who put Caroline St. Clair up to everything she did,
thinking she was auditioning for some supposedly legitemate director. William
Faulkner? Really? Maybe she didn’t catch on, but we certainly did.”
“I
have no idea what you’re talking about.” Chip gave an overly loud yawn and
patted his mouth to show his boredom, along with more than a touch of contempt.
“You mean that lovely actress from the Civil War drama I’ve heard so much
about?”
I
was startled for a moment that he knew about a film that hadn’t even been
released yet, but then I realized people were probably talking about it
already. After all, it was also a Troy McGarrett film, and he did hold a
certain place in the hearts of moviegoers. A deserved place. Plus he was a
great guy offscreen. I could think of nothing nice to say about St. Clair other
than she was safely locked up in a rich person’s mental health facility, at
least for now.
“You
know very well who I mean,” Ethan replied. Beneath the table, he squeezed my
leg for reassurance. He knew how mention of that particular actress agitated
me.
“I
heard the two of you were once engaged,” Chip replied. “Was that before or
after you became engaged to dear sweet Vinnie here?”
How
did he even know about that?
to be continued
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