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mouth wide open. His voice cracks when it reaches its climax, and it makes my ears pop. Billy smirks and jams the van into gear. He waits for me to respond to his jab, but I don’t find him humorous.
    “Okay,” he continues, “now for step two.”
     
     

CHAPTER TWELVE
BILLY
     
     
    It’s 5:03 P.M. and I’m sitting in my van outside City Hall. I spent most of the day compiling my thoughts and creating what I think is a solid path forward. Frank didn’t find any flaws, but his opinion needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I need someone else with an opinion that matters to take a look.
    She’ll be surprised to see me, I imagine, but this cannot wait until the weekend. I roll down my window by hand and wave at her as she exits from the building. She looks at me with uncertainty, but comes toward me anyway. She leans into the window. As she arrives and her blouse separates from her chest, I can’t stop myself from peeking at her exposed cleavage. Just seeing the clasp of her pushup jamming her breasts toward me makes my heart race.
    I need to stay focused.
    “What are you doing here?” she asks. “I thought we weren’t going to meet up until Saturday.”
    “Things have changed. I came up with a full plan today. I have it all laid out at my place. I need to discuss it with you.”
    Alicia looks behind her and whispers back to me, “You can’t come here anymore, Billy.”
    I just stare back at her, showing her my dissatisfaction with her telling me what’s right and wrong. “Are you coming or not?”
    She sighs before quickly tiptoeing around the side of the van and sliding in the passenger’s side. She jams her designer purse between her legs before she engages the safety belt. The sun shines on her legs, and I want nothing more than to reach over and feel them. They look like smooth butter, and I’m sure they feel the same way. Instead, I back out of the spot and glide into traffic, keeping my hands to myself. For now.
    Thirty-two minutes later, we arrive at my house. I stop the engine and remove the keys from the ignition before turning to Alicia. “Frank’s inside, you’ve been warned,” I say.
    She looks at me with concern. “Why do you say it like that? Is he dangerous? Last night you told me he was stable now.”
    “He is. He’s just a little…different. Slow I guess.”
    “Is he dangerous?”
    I pause. “No.”
    “You’re doing a shitty job of convincing me.”
    “No, he’s okay. Just be cautious. You never know for sure how people with his disorder will react to meeting new people. He may go off the rails a bit, or he might be fine. I don’t really know for sure.”
    “Well if he tries anything with me or if I feel uncomfortable, I’m out.”
    I roll my eyes at her.
    “I’m not kidding. I’ll turn right around and walk out the front door and you’ll never see me again. You need me more than I need you.”
    I glare at her. “Are you sure about that?”
    She says nothing and looks away.
    I quickly change my tone. “Okay, let’s go.” I open my door and hop onto the paved driveway beneath. Alicia repeats as I do and follows me toward the front door.
    Frank is sitting in his usual spot on the sofa with his feet on the table as we enter the house. He’s oblivious to the sound of the door as the high decibel level from the speakers on the TV fills the room.
    “Get your feet off the table,” I holler, which startles him. He immediately drops his feet to the floor and jumps up.
    “My feet weren’t on the table,” he says to me.
    “I saw them, don’t lie to-”
    “I didn’t see them on the table,” Alicia jumps in. Frank and I both turn to her. She approaches Frank and holds her hand out. “Hi, you must be Frank. Your brother has told me all about you. My name is Alicia.”
    Frank smiles widely and takes her hand. He turns to me. “See,” he says, before turning his attention back to Alicia. “Hi. You’re really pretty.”
    “Aww, thank you, Frank. You’re really

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