CHAPTER 87

Myrna looked entirely confused. “Huh?”

Sed sat on the bed next to her. “We think Trey is abusing his pain meds. Brian doesn’t seem to recognize it.”

“Abusing? Do you have proof?”

Jessica hesitated. “He keeps getting refills.”

“And he needs a prescription for those refills, so he obviously needs them.”

“Something doesn’t add up, Myrna.”

Myrna collapsed back on the mattress and covered her head with a pillow. “Did you already accuse him, Sed? Jesus, what are you thinking?”

“I’m not going to let him throw his life away on drugs.”

“He’s having a really rough time. You letting him know you don’t trust him will make it worse.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Sed grumbled. “You don’t see this as a problem either? I thought you, of all people, would recognize the slippery slope he’s sliding down.”

“Sed, he has a prescription. I don’t know why you’re equating this with a problem.”

“He’s taking more than he’s supposed to. A lot more.”

“Where’s your proof?” She slid the pillow from her face and l