Chapter 21
“Now what?” Vanni growled when the doorbell rang. As the first one home it was his job to fix supper, an arrangement he and Hollis had come up with to make the cooking equable given Hollis’s often erratic hours. He shut off the burner and went to answer the door all the while muttering that he was so going to put a big, bright ‘No Solicitors’ sign up that could be read from a mile away.
He opened the door to find Gary standing there. He looked upset and immediately said, “Can you come help me? Devin and I had a big fight. He stormed out and I just know he headed to one of the clubs.”
Puzzled, Vanni asked, “Then why are you here and not out looking for him?”
“I figured, well, if you came with me maybe between us we could calm him down so he doesn’t make a big scene.”
“That b
