Deadly Compromises by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Chapter 13
Bobby got to Amarillo in the middle of the night, checked into a motel, got some food and slept. When he woke up at 6AM, he thought about his itinerary for the day. He really didn’t have much left to do. He would have to call Jason and Vinny, but after that, he was open until his next meeting with Kelly in a month. He got some breakfast and ate it in the car. He then went to make his calls, the most pleasant one first. Ring, ring...
“Yeah.”
“Jason, its Tony.”
“Don’t give me another story.”
“You’ll be happy. You got a corpse.”
“Hallelujah. What happened?”
“Things changed again and that’s the way it wound up.”
“That’s what I like to hear. But, you know, I put myself out for you and you still owe me one.”
“I know, I know. But I’ve got to tell you that I really don’t want any more work for a while. Things are changing like crazy.”
“Who’s the girl?”
“Jason, you know you keep me sane.”
“Have a good time. You haven’t had a vacation in a while.”
He hung up.
Bobby made his second call. Ring, ring, ring, ring.
“Can’t I ever play my card game in peace? This better be good.”
“Hey, Vinny.”
“Yeah, Tony?”
“Yeah. Listen, pal, I won’t be needing that money anymore.”
“I got it ready for you. You’re screwing me up. Do you know what you’re doing?”
“I’m really not sure.”
“Look, man, getting the money costs me. I can fix it, but you owe me a favor.”
“Okay, okay, I understand. I’m sorry, my life’s getting a little crazy.”
“Who’s the girl?”
“You got any ideas how I can make this right?”
“Probably. Call me back in two hours.” He hung up.
Bobby thought; “I’ve got a couple of hours to kill. What would Vinny want? I promised Kelly no more killing. As far as I know, Vinny is in the loan business. God knows what else. If I’m lucky he’ll just want somebody leaned on a little. I don’t owe him a gigantic favor.”
Bobby got an early lunch. He hadn’t been eating regularly lately and was hungry. He brought it back to the motel and ate while he listened to the heater hum. Time passed and he went back out to make that follow up call. Ring, ring....
“Acme Finance Company.”
“Vinny, it’s Tony. What do you have for me?”
“I’ve got a weird situation.”
“Who’s the girl?”
“Funny. I made a stupid decision about a month ago. Some kids borrowed some money. They were supposed to turn over a quick coke deal and pay me back in a week or two. I’m not a complete idiot, so I figured that I might need a second possible source of repayment. One told me his father was rich and could cover it if necessary. The kids are now in jail and the rich ones father disowned him.”
“What do you want me to do?”
“Convince his father that paying back the loan is a good idea.”
“Tell me more. How much money is involved?”
“Two hundred thousand dollars.”
“Does the father have that much?”
“Don't know for sure. He lives in an expensive house though.”
“Why are they in jail?”
Vinny laughed. “They bought some coke from somebody, probably got beat on the deal and then tried to sell it to an undercover cop.”
Bobby laughed too. “Okay, give me the particulars and I’ll see if I can educate the old man.”
“The old man lives in Great Neck, Long Island. 32
Mockingbird Road. Name is Donald Wehrle. He may not know about the loan.”
“I’m in Amarillo. It’ll take me a few days to get there.
Do I have to bring back the money?”
“Try your best. I know you will.”
“You got it.” Bobby hung up.