Corey moved in the next day. The funeral took place a week later. It was well-attended, but I could tell people just came to see a spectacle. The only ones who might have felt anything at all for the man in the open casket were Corey and his lawyer.
The sale of all his father’s assets took about a month. During that time, Corey decided to sell his own house. I was going to miss s*x in that pool. He also got rid of the Jag and traded down to a used Toyota.
Though he had some savings, it would only last so long. Most of Corey’s time was spent trying to decide what to do next. I remembered going through that process of soul-searching myself, so I left him to it, supporting him as best I could.
Corey and Jimmy struck up a friendship, since he tended to hang out in the office most days, work
