Aurora 03 - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
“Martin was wearing a gorgeous gray suit. After a moment I stepped back to let him in, and he looked around.
Suddenly we realized we weren’t observing the amenities, and both of us burst into speech at once. I blurted “How’ve you been doing?” as he said “Nice apartment.” We both shuddered to a halt and smiled at each other in embarrassment.
“I reserved tables at a restaurant the board of directors took me to after they’d decided to hire me for the job here,” Martin said. “It’s French, and I thou...ght it was very good. Do you like French food?”
I wouldn’t understand the menu. “That’ll be fine,” I said. “You’ll have to order for me. I haven’t tried to speak French since high school.”
“We’ll have to rely on the waiter,” Martin said. “I speak Spanish and some Vietnamese, but only a little French.”
We had one thing in common.
I got my black coat from the coat closet. I slid it on myself, not being ready for him to touch me. I lifted my hair out of the collar and let it hang down my back, acutely conscious that he watched my every move.MoreLess
Suddenly we realized we weren’t observing the amenities, and both of us burst into speech at once. I blurted “How’ve you been doing?” as he said “Nice apartment.” We both shuddered to a halt and smiled at each other in embarrassment.
“I reserved tables at a restaurant the board of directors took me to after they’d decided to hire me for the job here,” Martin said. “It’s French, and I thou...ght it was very good. Do you like French food?”
I wouldn’t understand the menu. “That’ll be fine,” I said. “You’ll have to order for me. I haven’t tried to speak French since high school.”
“We’ll have to rely on the waiter,” Martin said. “I speak Spanish and some Vietnamese, but only a little French.”
We had one thing in common.
I got my black coat from the coat closet. I slid it on myself, not being ready for him to touch me. I lifted my hair out of the collar and let it hang down my back, acutely conscious that he watched my every move.MoreLess
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