I held up a finger. “First, let me clarify something: she's no lady.” Now Blondie hit me in the arm. “And she wasn't invited because she's going to nag me for drinking tonight.”
“She's going to nag me for drinking tonight,” she mimicked. Ace and Hong laughed for some reason. My hand twitched, wanting to twist her n****e. She put a hand on her hip, tight jacket creaking around her shoulders. “You guys do whatever you like. But,” she pointed at me, “if you expose these kids to anything…”
“Yeah, yeah. Got it.” Geez. Always kids with her lately. Kids kids kids. She finds a way to bring them up every day now.
With one last meaningful look for me, she spun on a toe and strutted back to the party. Hong and I watched her, booze momentarily forgotten. Ace tried hard not to look.
With our jugs f
