Behind Enemy Lines
“Annie jumped. She managed not to drop the bags of groceries in her arms, but her keys clattered to the floor. She stepped inside the apartment and closed the door.
“Gee, hello. Nice to see you too, Tom. What are you doing out of bed? You agreed to stay there today.”
He glared at her from his reclining position on the ancient, overstuffed sofa that had come with the apartment. “I was worried sick when I woke up and you were gone. I couldn’t stay in bed.”
A warm feeling crept into Ann...ie’s irritation.
“I went shopping. I picked up more food, and I had to get you mountain climbing supplies.” She plunked one of the bags on the scarred coffee table beside Tom. It rattled metallically. “I managed to find some used gear, so you won’t have to make it look broken in.”
“Good thinking.”
Tom’s terse approval made her afternoon of foraging through dark, dusty, cobweb-ridden pawnshops worth the hassle.MoreLess
“Gee, hello. Nice to see you too, Tom. What are you doing out of bed? You agreed to stay there today.”
He glared at her from his reclining position on the ancient, overstuffed sofa that had come with the apartment. “I was worried sick when I woke up and you were gone. I couldn’t stay in bed.”
A warm feeling crept into Ann...ie’s irritation.
“I went shopping. I picked up more food, and I had to get you mountain climbing supplies.” She plunked one of the bags on the scarred coffee table beside Tom. It rattled metallically. “I managed to find some used gear, so you won’t have to make it look broken in.”
“Good thinking.”
Tom’s terse approval made her afternoon of foraging through dark, dusty, cobweb-ridden pawnshops worth the hassle.MoreLess
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