Chapter 78- Longtime No See

Thirsty Joes was just as packed as the last bar. The décor looked as old as the owner himself. Checkered floors, faded red leather booths, neon lights, antique license plates, and old cola signs. The place looked like it had last been thoroughly cleaned in the 1950’s. Amber’s heels stuck to the floor on the way across the bar and she had no fucking idea what was on the bottom of her left one. Some things were better left unknown.

This time she skipped her thorough search of the bar and went directly to the woman serving. Amber would have thought a woman would have her back. But the bitch with the purple hair, nose ring, sleeve tats, was even tighter lipped than the last. And not even a fifty would loosen the bitches’ lips. She pocketed the money and didn’t say shit about where to find Giovanni.

“Are you a narc?” she asked, “cause I ain’t seen you around here before. And bitch, I know everyone.”

Amber snorted, “Do I look like a fuckin’ narc to you? I’m back in the neighborhood. Just go