A Rare Gift
“It required more socializing, and God knew he’d done enough socializing the past couple months to last him a lifetime.
But it was part of what they did for business, and the annual Kent Construction holiday party included inviting their clients. Treating clients to a night of fun, dinner and dancing was good for their business. So he’d suck it up, put on a smile and a suit, and down enough whiskey so he could numb the pain.
At least this year he’d have Calliope by his side, so he wouldn’t have ...to huddle in a corner with some drunken businessman he’d have to end up driving home at the end of the night.
Trying not to strangle on his tie, he pulled into Calliope’s driveway and got out, went to her front door and rang the bell.
“It’s open,” he heard her holler. He opened the door.
“How do you know I’m not some serial killer?” he said as he walked in. “Lock your damn door, woman.”
“There are no serial killers in this town,” she said from the bedroom.
“I’m sure the last person to be killed by a serial killer in a small town thought that, too.”MoreLess
But it was part of what they did for business, and the annual Kent Construction holiday party included inviting their clients. Treating clients to a night of fun, dinner and dancing was good for their business. So he’d suck it up, put on a smile and a suit, and down enough whiskey so he could numb the pain.
At least this year he’d have Calliope by his side, so he wouldn’t have ...to huddle in a corner with some drunken businessman he’d have to end up driving home at the end of the night.
Trying not to strangle on his tie, he pulled into Calliope’s driveway and got out, went to her front door and rang the bell.
“It’s open,” he heard her holler. He opened the door.
“How do you know I’m not some serial killer?” he said as he walked in. “Lock your damn door, woman.”
“There are no serial killers in this town,” she said from the bedroom.
“I’m sure the last person to be killed by a serial killer in a small town thought that, too.”MoreLess
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