Roger stopped over at Benny's office on the way home. Benny, who was working late to avoid going home and facing Allison, was genuinely surprised to see him. "What brings you here, Roger? Did you decide to press charges against Allison after all."
"No." Roger shook his head. "That would involve dragging up all those painful memories. Let me deal with this one step at a time."
Benny smiled. "Got it. I heard your dad showed up on the scene. You must be pissed."
"Actually, he saved Mimi's life last night. But I'll explain all that later. Right now, I'm in the middle of proving that my father is a skeazy asshole, and Mark and his girlfriend are helping me with that. I was wondering if I could borrow your car and about a hundred dollars."
"Why?"
"Firefly told her father to meet us at Digiovianni's. If all goes well, I'm dragging my dear old dad down. Problem is, I can't afford Digiovianni's."
"And the car?"
"If we walk, we'll make it there by…about ten. I have reservations for seven-thirty."
Benny nodded. "Yeah, you can borrow the car. I don't have a hundred in cash, but I'll give you a blank check. Just fill in the amount when you're ready to pay." He ripped out the check. "Here. The keys are right there. Have fun tonight. I've got to go finish filling out divorce papers."
"Sorry, man. I know you really love her."
Benny shrugged. "Eh. I can't love someone who hurts my friends. Besides, we were already considering divorce. The events just sealed it."
Roger nodded. "Okay, well, I gotta go. I've still gotta go home and change. Later."
"Later."
Author's note: Sorry so short again! The next chapter will be longer!