“That’s perfect actually,” I said. “I’m going out of business… she can buy up the last of my… stock.”
“Fuck, are you serious?”
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?Yeah,” I nodded. “I’m putting the life behind me.”
“Goddammit,” Larry swore. “Now I’m going to have to start using Nobs, and that fucker gives me sub-par shit half the time.”
I smiled. “Sorry…”
“Give the last of your shit to Chrissy,” Larry instructed me. “I want her on a good high when she meets me.”
I rolled my eyes. “I don’t need the details. Where can I meet you to hand it over?”
“Uh… you’re not meeting me,” Larry said. “You’re meeting her.”
I frowned. “I don’t know this woman.”
“You didn’t know those college girls either.”
“That was different… I knew they’d bought from a couple other people before,” I said. “They were a sure thing.”
“So’s my Chrissy.”
“When did you meet her?”
“Couple of days ago.”
“No way,” I said. “I’m not meeting her.”
“I’m vouching for her,” Larry insisted. “Have I ever given you a bad contact before?”
“How about the dumbass that tried to run off with my… goods before paying?”
“Well except for him.”
“I’m not meeting her,” I said firmly. “I’ll give you whatever you need, and you can hand it over to her.”
Larry sighed in frustration. “Fine… fuck man… so difficult.”
“This is my last deal,” I said. “After that, I’m done.”
“Make sure you keep the last of your shit for me.”
“That I can do,” I nodded. “When do you need it?”
“She’s coming over a couple days from now,” Larry replied. “How about I let you know?”
“Fine,” I said. “Within the week though?”
“Definitely,” Larry nodded. “I don’t think I can last another week without fucking this one.”
“Like I said… don’t need the details,” I replied.
I hung up with Larry and realized that I was feeling a little lighter. After I unloaded the last bit of my pot supply, that was it. I was done. I had ticked off almost everything on my mental list. I had finally gotten a credible job, I had finished my community service, and I almost put the dealing behind me. Once the last of my pot was gone, then it would be time to sit down with Zoey and tell her my whole story without leaving anything out.
I wasn’t deluded. I knew she would get angry that I had kept up the lie for so long, but I also knew she would appreciate that I was coming clean with her. She would be angry for a while, and then she would forgive me, and our relationship would only be stronger for it. Then she could introduce me to her family, and we could start building a future together. Because I knew one thing for sure… and that was that I wanted a future with Zoey. There was nothing else I wanted more.