I said. “Absolutely not. Not under any circumstances. Jennifer, you are not going to war with Nicky Agnelli.” She had the grace to pretend to be hurt, but not enough to keep from smiling. “What? Little ol’ me? Thought never even crossed my mind. All I’m saying is if he wants to come at me, I won’t make it easy for him. And when he tries, he might find out he doesn’t have as many friends as he thinks he does.” I knew that tone of voice, and I knew I wasn’t going to budge her. The best I could do was shake my head and say, “Just…be careful, okay? Don’t push for a fight if you don’t have to.” “Oh, I never push. I’m all about freedom of choice. So what brings you around?” I took a deep breath. “I need to get high,” I told her. “I mean, really high.” She blinked. “This early in the morning?
