Chapter 90

"Oh my god!" Jess exclaimed, her eyes lighting up. "You were serious about partying. And I can't believe it. Rita is your source?"

"Well, she's my link to the source," Kat said.

"This blow looks like absolute fire," Jess said. "Do you mind if I sample?"

"No, please! Go ahead!" Kat said cheerfully. Her tone was indistinguishable from if she had been hosting a dinner party.

There were large chunks of cocaine still intact, as if they had been chipped off a brick, but Kat had used a grinder, procured after our last trip to Vegas, to prepare a generous amount for immediate consumption. Jess extended a delicate finger and captured a small bump on her nail. She sniffed it up quickly, threw her head back, and evaluated.

"Hell yes," she said. "That is so nice. This will definitely do the trick."

She took another small bump on her fingernail and offered it to me. I acc