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I was goddamn clueless
“Well, what did we talk about?”
She shook the ain for emphasis “Ah-ah! You told me I couldn’t say In case you asked”
This was getting crazier by the second
“This is ridiculous,” I began “Look, just tell me e talked about”
She shook her head as she continued to get dressed
“No”
Clenching over as my frustration with her built I shook my head
“Um,” I muttered “So what is this about? You want some more money or what?”
I walked back over to get sorabbed my arm
“No,” she said as shook her head “I don’t want anyto tell you Listen, you seeuy Don’t worry about it You’re sweet”
Sweet?
She leaned in and kissed me on the cheek No sooner had her lips left an to walk away I watched her until she left, closing the door behind her
Sweet?
GREY
I spent over I didn’tin such a state, but I sensed I had the upper hand We broke early that night and headed out to grab a bite I had no reason to think I couldn’t get the deal done over dinner That’s how confident I was
Anyway, I took a cab across town and reflected on what the whore told odda to say to her She’s a prostitute There was no way I discussed the deal I was doing Why would I? It was going according to plan and there wasn’t a thing to worry about
Still though, it bugged ed me even more she wouldn’t tell me
Just then, the cab pulled up outside the restaurant Stepping out in the goddaain, I paid the driver and hustled toward the entrance As I approached, the doorman stepped forward and let me in
“Sir”
I nodded “Thanks pal”
As I walked inside, I shook off a bit of an to re inside uys, so I craned my neck around the entrance of the restaurant They were nowhere in sight I grimaced, reached inside my coat to retrieve my phone and turned it over
Katy?
I stepped aside a bit, just out of the flow of foot traffic Pinning ainst ainst fine china, I answered The hiss of long distance crackled over the line
“Grey!”
“Yeah,” I began “Katy? I’m busy Can it wait?”
“No, Grey It can’t”
It was still way too noisy for ht say
“Hang on, Katy” I said as I placedaround my immediate vicinity, I spotted a corner off to the side of the coat room I paced towards it and once the din from the restaurant faded, I lifted the phone back to my ear
“Okay, nohat the hell is the goddamn problem?”
“It’s Maddie, Grey”
“Maddie? What about her?”
“What do you mean? What about her?”
I shookabout? Look, you’ve got about five seconds to tellup the phone”
“It’s the baby, Grey The complications, they’re…”
“Whoa, whoa!” I said as I raisedin particular, I continued, “What complications, Katy?”
“Uhm,” she sputtered “Well the complications with the baby The FAS?”
“Katy, I have no goddaht now What The Fuck Is FAS?”
“Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,” she stammered Her voice had a sudden tone of remorsefulness to it “Ohhh, oh no Grey, please tell me you know about this Please”