I was just leaving, but I can go back upstairs and hang out.
Kazimir
It’s your first day. Take it easy. Go back to my place and enjoy your evening. There’s a freezer full of food my chef prepared.
Harley
It’s okay, I don’t mind waiting for you.
Kazimir
I’m in a shitty mood and my fuse is short. Even though I’m exhausted, I have a lot to catch up on.
Kazimir
When I agreed to help Grazie Mille’s owner, I didn’t foresee this outcome.
Harley
Of course you didn’t.
Kazimir
All I’m saying is I wouldn’t be great company tonight.
Harley
Oh, okay.
Three dots bounce.
Then, they disappear.
They bounce again.
Kazimir
I didn’t mean to be short. I didn’t get much sleep last night and this drug mule situation is a fucking nightmare.
Harley
I get it.
Kazimir
Don’t wait up for me.
A baseball-sized knot forms in my throat.
Chapter 39
A lot to handle
Harley
As I enter my office with a cup of coffee in one hand and a warm cookie in the other, my phone rings. I drop the items on my desk and fish for my phone inside my handbag.
My face breaks into a huge grin.
