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“Yeah He did”

Jimmy didn’t exactly see it off in one large mouthful “So, David invited you to the party”

“He invited me to stay for a few days,” I said, which was not a lie Happily, hopefully, he had somehow missed the news about David and ether Either way, I wasn’t filling him in

“Really? That was nice of him”

“Yes, it was”

“What room did he put you in?” He stood in front of lass into the pot plant with a careless hand His grin looked ency

“The white one,” I said, looking for a way around hiet back”

“The white room? My, my, aren’t you special”

“Aren’t I just? Excuseup on social niceties

He mustn’t have expected it because he stumbled back a step “Hey Hold up”

“Jiratitude “There a proble to know … Ev”

“Yeah, well, you don’t need to know … Ev”

The guy’s smile was expansive “Coo,” David said to me

“It’s not like you to cock-block, Davie,” said Jimmy “Didn’t I see the lovely Kaetrin with you earlier out on the balcony? Why don’t you go find her, get her to do what she’s so daood at? Me and Ev are busy here”

“Actually, no, we’re not,” I said And as David back so soon from his playtime with Bikini Girl? He couldn’t possibly have been concerned about his little wife’s wellbeing, surely

Neither of them appeared to have heard me

“So you invited her to stay in my house,” said Jimmy