Beaches
“he said, genuinely perplexed, “you’re opposing my Venus.”
“Pardon?”
“Well, so much for that. It’ll never work with us.”
Frederick didn’t even walk her to her door.
And it wasn’t Martin, her married hairdresser, who told her about every other time he’d fooled around on his wife. Or Minos, the Greek restaurateur, who hovered over her cafe table, and when the place cleared out, and Bertie still sat reading a paperback while Nina napped in her stroller, came by and said, “Excuse me,... but can I take you home?”
Bertie looked up, confused.
“No, thanks. I have my car.”
“I meant to my home,” he said with a straight face.
Bertie tried to laugh it off.
“Oh. That’s funny. A joke, eh?”
“No joke,” Minos said, moving closer.MoreLess
“Pardon?”
“Well, so much for that. It’ll never work with us.”
Frederick didn’t even walk her to her door.
And it wasn’t Martin, her married hairdresser, who told her about every other time he’d fooled around on his wife. Or Minos, the Greek restaurateur, who hovered over her cafe table, and when the place cleared out, and Bertie still sat reading a paperback while Nina napped in her stroller, came by and said, “Excuse me,... but can I take you home?”
Bertie looked up, confused.
“No, thanks. I have my car.”
“I meant to my home,” he said with a straight face.
Bertie tried to laugh it off.
“Oh. That’s funny. A joke, eh?”
“No joke,” Minos said, moving closer.MoreLess
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