“Yes.”
“You trust them to come at you the same way,” Healy
said.
“People like these people, they’ll do it the
same.”
“Let’s hope so,” Healy said.
“And, if I fuck up,” Jesse said,
“you can avenge
me.”
58
It was twenty minutes to midnight when Jenn called and woke Jesse up.
“I just did the eleven-o’clock
news,” Jenn said. “Did I wake
you.”
“No,” Jesse said. “I was
awake.”
“Your voice sounds like you were
sleeping,” Jenn
said.
“I’m awake,” Jesse said.
“I wanted to apologize,” Jenn said.
“Okay.”
“You were sleeping.”
“And you called to apologize for waking me?”
“No, silly, for the other day, when I wanted you to give me
special access.”
“Which is more than I get,” Jesse said.
“I know,” Jenn said. “But what
was so bad about it was, here you
are with this huge serial killer problem to deal with, and I’m
thinking only about what would be best for me.”
“What’s new,” Jesse said.
Jenn was silent for a moment.
“Well,” she said. “You are
grouchy.”
“I am,” Jesse said.
“It’s okay,” Jenn said.
“You deserve to be.”
“Thanks.”
“What I want you to know is that I realize I was thinking only
about myself and my career when I asked you to let me in with a camera.”
Jesse was silent.
“And I realize that I have often been that way with you.”
“I know,” Jesse said.
“You’re not going to help me with
this,” Jenn said. “Are
you?”
“You’re doing fine by yourself,”
Jesse said.
“I’m going to try to be better,”
Jenn said.
