30As the baseball bat hit the living room wall beside the closed front door, Simon ducked to one side and threw up his arms to protect himself. In the first split-second of shock, he wondered who was coming for him now, who was trying to kill him.
In the next split-second, he saw who was swinging the bat.
"Chip!" Simon put up his hands. "It's me! Hey, Chip!"
"s**t!" Chip had just pulled back the bat for a second swing...and he relaxed, letting it fall at his side. "Simon! Thank God I missed!"
Suddenly, someone outside the house tugged open the front door, and the noise from Dickfest surged into the room. Simon shot out a hand and grabbed the knob, fighting for control with whoever was on the other side. After a moment's struggle, he finally wrenched the door shut again. As so
