Normally on a Friday evening he and Ray would have plans. They’d have plans for the whole weekend, for that matter. But because Jesse had left Ray’s place abruptly the night before, they hadn’t talked about doing anything together.
He remembered the puzzled—or was it hurt?—look on Ray’s face when he’d left the condo.
What was it Ray had said? That he and Brody had run some risks to chase Harry away? Something like that. What risks could there be? Jesse knew Harry, who’d be more likely to use his charm or, failing that, his money to get what he wanted. Harry wasn’t going to attack a couple of guys like Ray and Brody. Jesse decided he would have to ask Ray what risks he was talking about.
Besides, he told himself, you’re complicit in all of this. Not only were they doing it for you, but y
