A Dead Issue
“Liza said as I returned to the deck. We paused, listening to the throaty roar of Cash’s car fading in the distance.
“I don’t like him either,” I said quietly.
Moe slid out of the weeds by the garage and came toward us. He zeroed in on Liza and leaped into her lap. She helped him get comfortable and used her fingertips to pet between his ears. Moe lifted his head against her palm.
After a moment, Liza looked at me. “He has the upper hand.” Her tone was decisive—matter of fact. She lo...oked down at Moe and ran her hand along his fur in long strokes. Dusty and I exchanged a quick glance.
“What do you mean?”
“You’re intimidated by him.”
Liza did not look up, but stared off as if I was a disappointment to her.
“How do you know?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “Body language or something.MoreLess
“I don’t like him either,” I said quietly.
Moe slid out of the weeds by the garage and came toward us. He zeroed in on Liza and leaped into her lap. She helped him get comfortable and used her fingertips to pet between his ears. Moe lifted his head against her palm.
After a moment, Liza looked at me. “He has the upper hand.” Her tone was decisive—matter of fact. She lo...oked down at Moe and ran her hand along his fur in long strokes. Dusty and I exchanged a quick glance.
“What do you mean?”
“You’re intimidated by him.”
Liza did not look up, but stared off as if I was a disappointment to her.
“How do you know?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “Body language or something.MoreLess
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