Chapter Twenty-Four
Shit, Tommy thought, studying the woman with renewed interest. She was tall, slim, and elegant in her slinky evening gown. Tommy thought of the woman in the elevator, receiving Jilly's wallet from Cory. Could it be a match? Yes! she decided, feeling used. And then the juices boiled over in her brain and she got mad. So mad she could hardly inhale.
“Take Beth out into the kitchen for a moment. I need to make another phone call,” Tommy told Jilly. Jilly pulled Beth up by an arm. “I know that look. Don't do anything stupid,” Jilly said.
“Watch me...” Tommy shot back. “Just fuckin' watch me.”
Tommy waited until they had moved out of ear shot and then opened her cell phone again, scrolled down to Ann's home phone number and pressed connect: “Ann? It's Tommy. Now listen t
