Frank took another sip of his drink. "I don't blame you, but I'm sure that Curt wouldn't feel that way. After all, he's a business man and business is business."

I absentmindedly stirred my drink with the skinny drink straw. "Well, I'm going to leave it with just Alanna and me first and I'll see." I took a sip of my drink. "If I need money, I'll borrow some from him."

Frank smiled as he looked up from his beer. "Or you can borrow some from me."

I laughed in ...