Page 541 of K.I.N.: Karma Is Near

That made me smile for the first time all fucking day.

“My lawyer cost more than your car.”

“Fuck you.”

I laughed.

She got quiet.

But I could hear it.

That little laugh she was trying not to give me.

I missed that shit.

“You sure you okay?” she asked.

“Yeah.”

“You sure?”

I leaned against my truck.

“No.”

Silence.

Then her voice softened.

“Me neither.”

I looked down.

Xay had fucked up damn near every relationship in his life before he died.

Mine included.

But he was still my little brother.

And somebody had taken away any chance we ever had of fixing that shit.

“I’ll come by later,” I said.

“You don’t have to.”

“I know.”

She didn’t tell me not to.

That was enough.

“Around seven?”

“Okay.”

“I’ll bring food.”

“The kids already ate.”