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Chapter 17
Stan's POV
"Thank you for coming!" Karen tells me as we're heading to the jail. She called Kyle and me and told us about Kenny's arrest. Of course I had to come to his rescue. Wendy is at Kenny's keeping an eye on Little Dude so we can bail him out. "I'm sorry we have to keep calling you guys when there's a Kenny crisis!"
I laugh. "No problem. Kyle couldn't make it, but he said let him know if we need his dad."
She nods. "I will."
We make it inside and Kenny in brought out, but we can only talk to him through the glass. "Hey guys...please don't be mad at me." He looks away nervously.
"I'm not mad, just disappointed!" I can tell Karen is pissed off.
"I'm sorry Karen."
"What exactly happened?"
"Megan and I-"
"I should've known she was behind this!" I interrupt him. I knew that meth head was no good and would get him into trouble.
Kenny shakes his head. "She's not at fault! Please let me finish. We went for a drive after Kevin insulted her and I was going to use the heroin that he gave me after I got out of rehab. Megan pulled the car over and was trying to stop me and I told her I promise I will only do it once. Before I even got a chance, a cop showed up."
"So you didn't use?"
He shakes his head again. "No, I was stopped before I could." I'm actually relieved to know he wasn't using again.
"Well I'm glad you were arrested!" Karen steps in. "Things could've been worse for you if you weren't!" She slams her hand up against the wall.
"I know."
"Did Megan get arrested too?" I ask.
"She almost did, but I convinced the cop that she was innocent in this." Kenny, you stupid fool…
"Dude, I know you like her, but-"
"Stan, please don't be angry with her!" Kenny cuts me off. "This was my choice. She's the innocent one in all of this! I swear! "
"I still think she's a negative influence on you. She's a recovering addict too."
"I know, but she's not to blame here."
"Maybe not directly, but if you weren't hanging out with her, the temptation wouldn't have been there! How could you Kenny?"
"I know, but it's all on me. Megan didn't do anyway wrong!"
"What about the promise you made to Drew?" Karen yells "You told him you weren't going to use drugs again! You were about to go back on your word!"
"But I didn't."
"Were you even thinking about Drew when you picked up that heroin?" Kenny looks away. "Answer me!" Karen hits the glass. I can see that Kenny looks visibly upset.
"Let's not argue about this right now." I say trying to calm Karen down. She sits down and folds her arms. "Your bail is $2,500." I tell Kenny.
He lowers his head in shame. "Where am I going to get that kind of money?"
"Kyle and I will split the cost. We only have to pay ten percent."
"Thank you so much! Dude, you guys are the greatest!"
"I'm telling you now, this better be the last time this happens. Next time, I'm not helping bail you out."
"I promise it won't happen again!"
Just then a guard comes behind Kenny. "McCormick, you're free to go."
"Already?" I ask. We haven't paid yet and I know they said it could still take hours before he's release once we do.
"Yes, bail has been posted. Just make sure you show up to your court date."
Kenny looks at us and smiles. "Wow, you guys came through quickly!"
I'm surprised by that too to be honest. "I guess Kyle took care of it."
"I'll call and thank him when I get home!" I'm happy that worked out. I just hope Kenny listens to my warning because I meant what I said. If he gets arrested again, he's on his own.
Kenny's POV
It feels so good to be back home! I spent two days in jail, but it felt like a lifetime. Unfortunately, I'm not out of the woods yet since I still have to go to court. I really hope the charges get dropped. In the meantime, I'm determined to be on my best behavior.
I go in my room and I see Drew sitting on his bed reading a book. "Hey buddy!" I say as I sit down beside him.
"Hi daddy..."
"What are you reading?"
"A book."
I wasn't expecting that sarcastic answer. "I can see that. What book?"
"Berenstain Bears."
He must be pissed at me. I sigh. "Listen Drew, I know you're probably upset with me for not meeting you at the bus stop."
Drew shakes his head. "I'm not mad."
"You're not?"
"No, I know you have a good reason."
I look away. "Yeah, something like that…"
"It's okay daddy. I love you." He smiles and hugs me.
"I love you too." My phone rings and I see it's Kevin. What could he possibly want? "I'll be back, I have to take this call." I tell Drew as I head into the living room. "What?" I ask abruptly as I answer the phone.
"Is that how you answer the phone for your big brother who was so kind to post your bail?" Kevin asks. I roll my eyes. Of course he's full of lies.
"Kyle did that!"
"No he didn't. It was me."
"You did?"
"Yes, I think a thank you is in order."
"How did you know I was in jail anyway?"
"I have my ways."
I might as well get to his point. "What do you want?"
He gasps. "Kenny, I'm shocked! Do you think I want my brother to spend another night in jail?"
He's so full of it. "Again, what do you want? I know you don't care what happens to me."
"Of course I do. But we do need to discuss how you're going to pay me back. I want you to come to my house."
"Let me guess, you want me to go back to screwing random women for money? I don't need to come over for you to tell me that."
Kevin laughs. "Like I said, you need to come here and discuss things. The door will be unlocked."
"But-" He hangs up on me before I can finish my statement. I go to Karen's room. "Karen, can you watch Drew for me?"
"Where are you going Kenny?" She asks raising her eyebrow.
"I just…want to take a walk to clear my head." I lie. I feel bad for lying, but I know if I tell her I'm meeting Kevin, she'll automatically assume the worse.
"You need to do that now?"
I nod, "Yeah, if I'm doing that, I won't be focused on other things. So can you watch Drew?"
"Of course."
"Thanks sis!" I hug her before leaving.
I head to Kevin's house and I ring the doorbell and knock on the door, but there's no answer. I remember Kevin telling me the door would be unlocked so I open the door and walk in. "Kevin?" I call out. I walk around calling his name, but there's no response. I walk in his living room and I see him on the couch with some woman having sex. I quickly turn away. "Oh, sorry I didn't know you had company. I'll come back later."
"Look Megs, Kenny is here." I hear Kevin say.
"Megan?" I turn around and sure enough, the woman he's sleeping with is Megan! My eyes widen in horror.
"Hmm…" Megan answers. Her eyes are shut, I guess she's in the moment. I can't fucking believe this!
"You're fucking Megan?" I ask him.
Kevin smiles. "Now we're even for me paying your bail and for causing me to lose out on business!"
"You're sick! You called me over just so I can see this?"
He pulls back a blanket. "Look at her body! You've never seen this side of her before, have you?" He grins.
I swear I could kill him for this! "I hate you so much right now! How could you do this to me? I'm your brother!" I look at Megan, her eyes are still closed. "I can't believe you did this! This is my brother!" She doesn't respond. I don't even care! I can't stay here a second longer. I storm out of the house. I'm so angry I could spit nails!
