"I'm not going to do anything about it," I said. "He's young. He's going to college. He's going to have a life. He's my friend, and that's--" Carter snorted. "Yeah, good luck with that, Oxnard. Trust me. When Joe catches wind about this--and he will--you aren't going to stand a chance." "He won't," I said, determined. "And you won't say a goddamn thing." He grinned at me. CARTER" --