"Yeah, I know all about that shit 
Criminal, but why didn't you just go to
Barry? Why D?"                         
     “Do you really think Barry would  
believe me about the talking Cat       
business? Besides, even if I didn't    
have to tell him about that, I didn't  
want him involved, in case something   
went screwy. D takes risk like this all
the time. He makes good money at it,   
let me tell you.”                      
     “How much good money?”            
     “A hundred for the cats, and since
it was a rush, another hundred, and    
that included delivery.”               
     She pushed me, “Get out of here.  
Two hundred bucks! Wow! That is good   
money.”                                
     It was bad enough having to deal  
with one euthanized cat, but now, I had
* to figure out what to do with the        
second one. Was I supposed to bury it? 
     Damn that D. Sometimes, I had to  
agree with Beth. I mean, I liked the   
guy and all that, but sometimes he     
could be such a pain in the ass.       
     After I brought them into the     
kitchen, I had to put them on the floor
and not on the table. The surprise came
when I opened the bags.                
     Fucking D had sent me one black   
cat and one white one, obviously not   
remembering what color I’d told him.   
     “He couldn't even remember what   
color I told him.”                     
     I almost called to complain.      
     Almost, but Beth stopped me.      
     “Just let it go,” she said shud-  
dering. “I don't want that man sending 
me kisses over the phone.”             



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