"Well. There's still so much to do here."
"Excellent attitude. Most excellent. You've done well with her."
He gave Jake a chummy pat on the back, something my boss did not look happy about at all. He didn't really like friendly pats. Or being touched, period.
"Well, if there's nothing more, I should probably—oh, I nearly forgot."
Horatio turned to Kasper. The imp handed over something else to his master.
"These are for you. As a token of our appreciation."
He gave me a gift card for Applebee's, as well as some Blockbuster free-rental coupons. Jake and I both stared for a moment, dumbstruck.
"Wow," I finally said.
The runner-up for this award probably got a gift card for Sizzler. Never doubt that second place really is the first loser.
Horatio and Kasper vanished. Jake and I stood in silence for a few moments.
"You like riblets, Jake?"
"Droll, very droll, Georgie."
