Chapter 9

“Okay, I’m gonna get Theo to call you. You know who he is, so you don’t have to worry about someone fucking with you when you answer the door. Give him a list of the ingredients, and he’ll pick up whatever you need and bring it to you.”

“You’re awfully confident he’ll be available.”

“Why wouldn’t he be?”

“Some people do have lives.”

“Yeah, but he’ll do it for me.”

“Fine.”

Yep, that was the Novotny I knew and disliked. “Do me a favor and let Portia know Quinn will be there, but not as soon as she might expect.”

“All right. We’ll see you later.”

“Yeah. And Novotny?”

“What?”

“Thanks.”

“Oh God, don’t make me start liking you.”

In spite of everything, I laughed as I hung up on him.

Okay, now to call Theo.

I hit six on speed dial, and he picked up after a couple of rings. He must have had my number on caller ID, because he didn’t give me a chance to tell him it was me.