Chapter31

Ibreathedasighofreliefthattherewerenosolvedagents,andtheyweretwiceasbigaspeople.Amanof18isthirty-six.

"But,uh...youjustturned18,howdidyougetin?Don'ttellmehowyougotin."

"Wepaidthefrontcard,sowecameinfromtheback,"laughsAston.

Iknewthisguyhadbeenintheworldlongenoughtoknowhowtogetintothetypicalnightcluboftheworld,butIdidn'tcaretoomuchwhenIsawRichardstartbrewingalcoholandpassittothechild.

"Howbraveyouare.Youmusthavecomealone.Let'shaveadrinktogether."

AssoonasIsawit,IknewRichardwantedtogetthechilddrunk,andKeithdidn'twanthismastertodrink,soherestrainedhimselfalittle,butAstonraisedhishandtogettheglassofwine,andthenwhisperedtoKeith.

"Itdoesn'tmatter,weareusedtoit."Saythatfinish,hesuddenlydrankacup.

Richardburstoutlaughing.

"Youlooklikeyouhaveastiffneck.Howaboutsomevodka?Itmakesyoudrunk."

"Yes,welikevodka."

ItseemsthatIfoundanalcoholic,andtheonesittingnexttomeisanalcoholic.

Bossesandsubordinatesareopposites.