Chapter 49

“Okay, okay. You were right. I could do this,” I said to Brenda. Well, yelled in her ear, actually, because it was loud in the bar.

“I told you so,” she yelled back.

“Yeah, yeah,” I responded grudgingly.

“Hey, look over there. Isn’t that Jeremy? Jeremy Sultan?” She pointed to a far corner of the bar.

Looking in that direction, I said, “Yeah, it’s Jeremy.” With suspicion, I asked, “You didn’t plan this, did you?”

“No! No, really, I had no idea he’d be here. Hey, who’s the guy he’s with?”

Craning my neck, I saw a tall, handsome man standing really close to Jeremy, and Jeremy didn’t seem to want the attention.

“Looks like he’s trying to get rid of the guy, but the man won’t take the hint,” Brenda said.

“Yeah, looks like…Hang on a sec. I have an idea.”