Chapter 41

"Holy shit," she said. "There’s coke in here."

She dipped her pinkie in and withdrew a small amount, sucking it up her nose.

"Let me modify that," she said. "Really, really good coke."

"Let me try," Kat said. She followed suit by trying a bump off her fingernail. "God. Yes. That is so pure."

Rita looked at me knowingly. This was going to be an awesome weekend. But we had a little bit of business to conduct first. Jess realized it, too, when she glanced at her watch.

"It’s almost time for the lineup," she said. "Let’s get back and pick up where we left off in a minute."

We retreated to the main living area again, and it took what seemed like a five-minute walk to get there. Jess hung back near me.

"You probably already guessed this," she said just above a whisper, "but Peter will want some time with me this weekend."

"I had figured,&