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"Sorry No sale I’ed "So die It won’t be that big a deal It sure won’t be the loss that Bobby’s death was So far, you haven’t given the world a thing"

I opened the door

I heard her bump a drawer shut "Hey, Kinsey?"

I looked back at her Her s, but not quite

"Want to do a line of coke? My treat"

I left the roo it, but ould be the point?

I went down to the living roolass of wine There were only five or six people left Sufi sat next to Glen on one of the sofas I didn’t recognize anybody else I crossed to the buffet table that had been set up on the far side of the roo a platter of shri hors d’oeuvres so the plates wouldn’t look all ratty and half eaten God, there was a lot to this business of being rich It had never occurred to ht you just invited people over and turned ’e requires all kinds of subtle lass of wine I chose a seat close enough to the others so I wouldn’t seeh away so I wouldn’t have to talk to anyone I have a shy streak that surfaces in situations like this I’d rather have chatted with soe pleasantries with this crew What could we possibly have discussed? They were talking about long-term paper I took a bite of salmon mousse and tried to keep an interested look on -ter to unloaad Such a nuisance, that shit, isn’t it?

I felt a light touch oninto the chair next to mine

"Glen tells me Bobby was very fond of you," she said

"I hope so I liked hi because I couldn’t think what else to say She earing an odd outfit; a long black dress of so jacket over it I assuhtly hunched back, but itphilharmonic orchestra Her hair was the same lank, pale mess it had been when I met her the first time and her makeup was inexpert She couldn’t have been more different fro, like she was just on the verge of slipping ht have been short with her, but there was always the chance that she had Bobby’s little red book

"How do you know Glen?" I asked, taking a sip of wine I set the glass down on the floor near my chair and forked up soaze flicked over to Glen and then back

"Weti "You must have been around when Bobby was born," I re

"Yes"

Shit, this is fun, I thought "Were you close to him?"