Whatever the Impulse by Tina Amiri

Author:Tina Amiri [Amiri, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781709222818
Published: 2019-12-04T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The piece of paper crinkled in Andrew’s grip as he stared at his ex-wife’s new surname and telephone number. A fire from his core surged into his brain and blazed through his eyes at the thought of Aileen Coleman delivering herself of all liability after devastating everyone else’s life. The idea that Brigitte might have made it all possible stirred his fire to its last glowing ember.

In a short time, he would find out how far Brigitte’s charity could go. If it had once extended to Morgen, would she dish it out again for Night? Andrew straightened Lila’s note and dialed. A dispassionate-sounding male eventually answered the call.

“Hello. Dahlsi residence and campaign headquarters.”

“Campaign headquarters?” Andrew paused. “That’s great because I have some information I’d like to send to campaign headquarters. If you could, please give me your mailing address.”

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Morgen stopped working the styling product into his hair when Night barged into the bathroom, one evening, without knocking.

“You’ve been in here forever. I thought you passed out again.”

“Hardly,” Morgen replied. “I’m going to my beach tonight…to say goodbye to Doris. Leave me alone, Night.”

“Are you going to tell her?”

“Of course not,” he scoffed. “I shouldn’t need to say this, but stay out of her pants when I’m gone. I know you think you’ve outperformed me in the studio, but don’t think you can do the same with Doris. Got that?” He glanced at Night and rolled his eyes. “Oh, never mind. You probably don’t even know what I’m talking about.”

“I know what you’re talking about.”

“Oh yeah?” He peered at Night in the mirror. “From what you told me, it doesn’t sound like you ever got to know about it.”

Night returned an indignant blink and crossed his arms.

“Anyway… I actually feel good today, and I’m not going to waste it.”

“Can I go with you, later? I’ll stay back, but I want to watch what you do with Doris.”

Morgen turned around to find that Night didn’t look any less serious than his reflection. “Holy shit… If you really need to know more about sex, then buy yourself a goddamn book.”

“You’re just like Andrew. You expect me to do everything the way you imagine, but you won’t show me.”

“A book…” Morgen flared, “will tell you everything!”

Night pleaded with him now. “Why don’t you just show me? I’m your brother. We even look the same, so you should love me more than anybody else—more than Beth or your friends, or any of these fans you keep talking about—and definitely more than Doris.”

“You don’t even know what you’re saying,” Morgen articulated, tripping as he stepped back. “People don’t fuck their own family members—or they’re not supposed to. Please don’t tell me that Gramps fucked around with you…”

Night was already shaking his head. “But he didn’t really love me.”

Morgen closed his eyes for a moment. “What I mean is, Grandpa isn’t supposed to love you in that way. Neither am I. You’re a goddamn freak, Night, and I hope you realize that if I hadn’t let

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