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“No, thank you. I need to sleep tonight and the caffeine would
keep me up. I think I’m going to order some Chinese food. You
want any?”
“I’m not hungry,” Katie said. “I ate too much today.”
“I don’t think that’s possible. But you did get a lot of sun. It looks
good on you, even if it’ll lead to wrinkles later.”
Katie snorted. “Thanks for that.”
“What are friends for?” Jo stood and gave a catlike stretch. “And
listen, I had a good time last night. Although, I have to admit, I
paid for it this morning.”
“It was fun,” Katie agreed.
Jo took a couple of steps before turning around. “Oh, I forgot to
ask you. Are you going to keep the bike?”
“Yes,” Katie said.
Jo thought about it. “Good for you.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Just that I don’t think you should give it back. You obviously
need it and he wanted you to have it. Why shouldn’t you keep it?”
She shrugged. “Your problem is that you sometimes read too
much into things.”
“Like with my manipulative friend?”
“Do you really think I’m manipulative?”
Katie thought about it. “Maybe a little.”
Jo smiled. “So what’s your schedule like this week? Are you
working a lot?”
Katie nodded. “Six nights and three days.”