Chapter 98

He froze. “Oh, God.”

“You promised,” Andy said quickly. “You have to keep it.”

“Oh, God.” Scooter didn’t have any other words.

Very very carefully, he put the check in his wallet and pulled out his phone.

Kat, you need to come over here. Now. I think I’m hallucinating. I need you to verify that Jeff just gave me a check for a. Hundred. Thousand. Dollars.

New text from Kat: Did he steal it?

Debbie sd he won it at slots.

New text from Kat: Then yes, that sounds like something Jeff would do. They are in town? We will come outtomorrow.

I am going to be having the sex soon. Go away.

Scooter took a deep breath. He didn’t…entirely…want to take that sort of money from Jeff, but…The way Debbie had handed it off let Scooter believe they didn’t particularly want him to even make a tokenprotest.

“I…I need to think,” he said weakly.

“You’re not throwing it away,” Andy said.

Scooter shook his head. “No, I just. I need.” He waved a hand vaguely.