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“Holy shit,” Pandy said, reuys Jonny had mentioned; those mumbled phone calls in the bathroom

“But it’s waythe union guys, too Who are part of the mob”

“You mean those people who asped

“Hey” SondraBeth’s eyes narrowed “Don’t tell me you’re in the restaurant business, too”

“I’m not I know all about it because I was married to Jonny”

“What?” SondraBeth nearly dropped her cigarette “You too?”

“I’e We’ve seen each other naked Remember that time on the island? You invited me to co there And then you stole him,” she shrieked

“I did not!” SondraBeth jumped back in shock

“Excuse me?”

“That’s not the way it happened Technically, he wasn’t her boyfriend,” she said quickly

“What difference does it , you sent him to me as a present” Pandy’s voice rose to a screech “And then, you acted like it was no big deal and I was crazy Like I was the crazy one who fucks their best friend’s boyfriend behind their back! And you want to know another thing?”

“There’s more?” SondraBeth demanded

“The last time I looked at you, I saw evil Pure evil I saw a serpent come out of your head and swoop doard me Well?” Pandy demanded in reaction to SondraBeth’s still-startled expression

And at last, SondraBeth’s eyes widened in recognition She took a deep breath “Well, yourself,” she said She took another cigarette froht it, Pandy saw her hand was shaking

And suddenly, Pandy felt dizzy, too, as if she was about to swoon in fear, anger, and excitement The history she and SondraBeth had between theht as well have been bookends on the opposite ends of the longest bookshelf in the world