maroon hair and was about to go to Brick and tell him her roommate wasn’t there, when a woman approached her.
It took a moment for her to realize it was Amanda. Her once maroon hair was now black with a bright blue stripe. A low cut, floor length black taffeta dress showcased her curvaceous figure. Long fishnet gloves adorned her slender fingers and continued up her arm stopping at her elbow. A silver studded dog collar surrounded her delicate neck. Her spider web and butterfly tattoo stood out on the pale skin of her upper right arm. Lips painted black and a heavy layer of black eyeliner made her look as if she were made-up for Halloween even though it was still June.
“ My God girl what have you gotten yourself into?” Amanda yelled over the din of the music. “Answer me.”
“What do you mean?”
“I had to leave my apartment because of you. Some creep came looking for you. He scared the hell out of me.” Amanda held a drink in her hand and her words were slurred. She wobbled on her stilettos.
“I’m sorry. ”
“Yeah ? That doesn’t get my apartment back. Does it?”
“ Who was he? What did he look like?”
As Amanda described him Kelly realized it was the same man that attacked her in her home, the tall man who’d worn the signet ring.
“What kind of shit have you gotten into Kelly?
“ Uh, it’s a long story. I’m sorry you got involved.”
“Yeah . Me too. Some guy called me and offered to pay me if I’d tell what I know about you?”
“ About me?”
”Yeah.”
“Amanda what did he want?”
“ Anything about you.”
“ And you told him?”
“ I needed money. My stinking boyfriend ran off with all my stuff. He even took my car. I have to take a frigging bus everywhere.”
“ You sold me out.”
Amanda jumped back and spilled her drink. “Kelly, don't you see? I needed the money so I could stay in school? I don't have family. If I don't help myself, nobody's gonna help me. I got to go.” She spun around, walked away.
“ Amanda, wait! Don't go.” Kelly shouted over the loud music. “I won't cause any trouble. I just need your help.”
The roommate stopped and faced her.
“ Help me Amanda. And maybe I can do something for you.”
A manda's eyes widened, "What?"
“ I don't know. I don't have much money, but there must be something I could do.”
Amanda took a sip of the drink she was holding. “Where's your hunk?”
“ My what?”
“ Your boyfriend.”
“ You mean Brick? He's over there at a table.”
Amanda glanced in the direction Kelly pointed.
“ Sweet heaven, he's one big hunk of man. Girl, if you ever want to kick him to the curb, you just tell me and I'll take him off your hands.”
Kelly choked, but she managed to nod.
“ He looks tough enough to handle almost anything. I got a little trouble with my ex-boyfriend.”
“ Yeah.”She waited wondering what that had to do with Brick.
“ He’s got my car and I want it back. It's mine. It's registered to me. The jerk won't give it back.”
“ What can I do?”
“ I want you to have your boyfriend jack it for me.”
“ You mean steal it?”
“ It's not stealing, the damn car’s mine.”
“ Well, I—I” Kelly took a deep breath. She'd be asking an FBI agent to steal a car for her roommate. “I don't know if I can do that.” She imagined Brick's angry reaction. She’d be crazy to think of asking him.
“ Then I guess you don’t care how to get a hold of the man who been paying for information about you,” Amanda interrupted her.
“ Are you saying you know where to find him?”
For a moment her roommate was silent.
“ Amanda, is that what you’re saying?”
“ I'm just saying you help me and I'll help you.” She smiled sweetly.
“ I have to know you’ll make it easier for me to get a hold of the man who wanted the information about me.”
“ How about his phone number?”
“ You have it?”
“ I'll give you his name and his number.”
“Is that the truth?”
“
It took a moment for her to realize it was Amanda. Her once maroon hair was now black with a bright blue stripe. A low cut, floor length black taffeta dress showcased her curvaceous figure. Long fishnet gloves adorned her slender fingers and continued up her arm stopping at her elbow. A silver studded dog collar surrounded her delicate neck. Her spider web and butterfly tattoo stood out on the pale skin of her upper right arm. Lips painted black and a heavy layer of black eyeliner made her look as if she were made-up for Halloween even though it was still June.
“ My God girl what have you gotten yourself into?” Amanda yelled over the din of the music. “Answer me.”
“What do you mean?”
“I had to leave my apartment because of you. Some creep came looking for you. He scared the hell out of me.” Amanda held a drink in her hand and her words were slurred. She wobbled on her stilettos.
“I’m sorry. ”
“Yeah ? That doesn’t get my apartment back. Does it?”
“ Who was he? What did he look like?”
As Amanda described him Kelly realized it was the same man that attacked her in her home, the tall man who’d worn the signet ring.
“What kind of shit have you gotten into Kelly?
“ Uh, it’s a long story. I’m sorry you got involved.”
“Yeah . Me too. Some guy called me and offered to pay me if I’d tell what I know about you?”
“ About me?”
”Yeah.”
“Amanda what did he want?”
“ Anything about you.”
“ And you told him?”
“ I needed money. My stinking boyfriend ran off with all my stuff. He even took my car. I have to take a frigging bus everywhere.”
“ You sold me out.”
Amanda jumped back and spilled her drink. “Kelly, don't you see? I needed the money so I could stay in school? I don't have family. If I don't help myself, nobody's gonna help me. I got to go.” She spun around, walked away.
“ Amanda, wait! Don't go.” Kelly shouted over the loud music. “I won't cause any trouble. I just need your help.”
The roommate stopped and faced her.
“ Help me Amanda. And maybe I can do something for you.”
A manda's eyes widened, "What?"
“ I don't know. I don't have much money, but there must be something I could do.”
Amanda took a sip of the drink she was holding. “Where's your hunk?”
“ My what?”
“ Your boyfriend.”
“ You mean Brick? He's over there at a table.”
Amanda glanced in the direction Kelly pointed.
“ Sweet heaven, he's one big hunk of man. Girl, if you ever want to kick him to the curb, you just tell me and I'll take him off your hands.”
Kelly choked, but she managed to nod.
“ He looks tough enough to handle almost anything. I got a little trouble with my ex-boyfriend.”
“ Yeah.”She waited wondering what that had to do with Brick.
“ He’s got my car and I want it back. It's mine. It's registered to me. The jerk won't give it back.”
“ What can I do?”
“ I want you to have your boyfriend jack it for me.”
“ You mean steal it?”
“ It's not stealing, the damn car’s mine.”
“ Well, I—I” Kelly took a deep breath. She'd be asking an FBI agent to steal a car for her roommate. “I don't know if I can do that.” She imagined Brick's angry reaction. She’d be crazy to think of asking him.
“ Then I guess you don’t care how to get a hold of the man who been paying for information about you,” Amanda interrupted her.
“ Are you saying you know where to find him?”
For a moment her roommate was silent.
“ Amanda, is that what you’re saying?”
“ I'm just saying you help me and I'll help you.” She smiled sweetly.
“ I have to know you’ll make it easier for me to get a hold of the man who wanted the information about me.”
“ How about his phone number?”
“ You have it?”
“ I'll give you his name and his number.”
“Is that the truth?”
“
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