43 BLAKE JONES
November 2
“Well, if it isn’t Captain Do-good, saving damsels in distress when he should lie low and mind his own business,” Paul said the moment I got into his van at the school pickup area. He was upset, but I couldn’t tell how much, so I kept my head down and my mouth shut. “Jay told me everything. You see what happens when you stick your nose where it doesn’t belong? You end up getting screwed and taking your friends and business partners down with you.” As much as I tried to fight it, my entire body trembled in the back seat. What would he do to me? “And this little girlfriend of yours. Where is she now? Is she going to get you out of this mess?” Paul’s stunning eyes stared emerald-encrusted daggers at me as he waited for an answer.
“Paul, I... I’m really sorry. I to
