I've got a gig," Jim said. I sat up in my bed, wide-awake. A gig was good- I needed the money. "Half." "Third." "Half." "Thirty-five percent." Jim's voice hardened. "Half." The phone went silent as my former Guild partner mulled it over. "Okay, forty." I hung up.(...) The phone rang. I let it ring twice before I picked it up. "Fine." Jim's voice had a hint of a snarl in it. "Half.
Ilona AndrewsShe handed him a glass of water and two Aleve gelcaps. โTheyโre anti-inflammatories. They will dull the pain a little bit and keep down swelling and redness. Swallow the pills, donโt chew.โ โWell, I thought Iโd stick them into my nose and impersonate a walrus, but if you insist, Iโll swallow them.
Ilona Andrews