"What the hell was that?" he said, giving her a look once Lani had left the bar.
"What was what?" she said, not returning the look and keeping her eyes on the bar.
"That shit about karma," he said, giving her a look. "And maybe, while you're at it, you could throw in why you're so pissed at me all of the sudden?"
"Oh, I don't know, Flack--how's Barbie?" She still didn't look up at him, but she could see him gritting his teeth out of the corner of her eye.
"If you mean Devon, she's fine, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't call her that."
"I'll call her whatever the hell I want," she replied, finally turning to look at him. "Free speech and all. Thank God, we live in America."
"You serious?" he said, looking at her in disbelief. "This is all about her?"
"Are you really that slow? Because I'm beginning to wonder how you made detective then."
Flack's face hardened, and his voice when he spoke again was a low growl, "You of all people, do not want to be throwing that back in my face. You really don't."
"You're right, you're right," she said, holding up her hands in self-defense. "I'll rephrase--maybe if you pulled yourself away from Princess's tits for long enough you'd actually be able to see straight."
"Oh, I'm not seeing straight?" he glared. "What you, thought making a show of getting that kid's number was going to make me jealous or something?"
"No. I actually genuinely like the guy. But as for making you jealous--did it work?"
He didn't say anything, just stared back at her with a scowl on his face. A smirk started to crawl up the side of her face.
"Two birds with one stone."
He looked like he was about to respond before he was interrupted by the bar tender.
"If you two are gonna go at it, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave," he sighed. "I was ready to throw your friend out earlier--"
"Don't worry about it. I'm gone," she replied, throwing her money down on the bar. "Have fun with Barbie, Flack."
She heard his fist slam down on the bar as she left, but she didn't turn around, just headed outside, trying to catch her breath.