Chapter Twenty Nine Nicky left the car and headed to the club.Chapter Twenty Nine Nicky left the car and headed to the club. Jeni gathered up her stuff and ran after him. They entered the club, to find it empty of customers. Jeni looked at the clock behind the bar and saw that they were early. Betsey was behind the bar, cleaning glasses. Mixer was sitting with Cheryl and Laurie at one of the tables. Saying hello to Betsey, Nicky made a beeline to where the others sat. Jeni had to run to keep up. "Hey gang. How's everyone today?" Nicky greeted the group. "Fucken-A man," was Mixer's reply. "You're in an awfully good mood. I guess Laurie took real good care of you last night?" "Fuck Laurie. It was Cheryl. If I had known you had her tucked away like that, I'd . . ." "Cheryl? She ain't one of mine. What the fuck are you talking about?" "She ain't? But Laurie said . . ." "Er . . . Nicky, I can explain. Sort of," Laurie volunteered. "Anytime you feel like it, sweetheart, just jump in here and enlighten us," said Nicky, his voice dripping with forced sweetness. "Well you see, I kinda recruited her last night and . . ." "I think we need to handle this shit behind closed doors. You don't mind if we use the office, do you, Mixer?" "Me? It's okay with me. |