Brothers of Darkness

Chapter 32

Patrick hung up the phone and wandered into the next room to find Hailey going through the kitchen.

"Wow, you have a lot of booze. Seriously. Are you having a party or something?"

"I, uh, I was, but it got cancelled." None of her business. "Hey, I just talked to Anthony. We're gonna go hang out. You'll be okay here, right?"

Her back tensed until he could have bounced a quarter off of it. "Yeah, that'sthat's fine. I'll be fine."

"Good." He shifted from one foot to the other and thought about the stash of cash in the drawer. He didn't think she'd steal it, but what if she asked where it came from? He sidled towards it nonchalantly and fumbled for words. "You can eat what you want. I got a bunch of TV dinners. I know you're probably hungryI mean, you know, beingumthe baby." He groaned as