Book Deal (2011)
Book Deal
“Deal trailed behind her, waiting as the dog sniffed one parking meter, then another.
They’d parked in back of the store, but while Janice’s key had opened the rear door, a chain lock barred their entry, and they’d had to come around to the front. Though the dog’s leash had disappeared at some point in the evening, Deal had found a length of electrical cord in the back of the Hog, fashioned a stiff lead so he could bring the animal along. A good thing, too, he mused. The amount of piss the t...hing had left on the meters, he could have turned the front seat of the Hog into a lake.
“Nick and Nora who?” Deal asked. He rummaged through his memory bank, trying to sort out which ex-neighbors, which set of long-estranged friends.
Janice was at the front door of the store, had her key in the lock. “Nick and Nora Charles,” she said, sounding exasperated.
Deal stared at her blankly.MoreLess
They’d parked in back of the store, but while Janice’s key had opened the rear door, a chain lock barred their entry, and they’d had to come around to the front. Though the dog’s leash had disappeared at some point in the evening, Deal had found a length of electrical cord in the back of the Hog, fashioned a stiff lead so he could bring the animal along. A good thing, too, he mused. The amount of piss the t...hing had left on the meters, he could have turned the front seat of the Hog into a lake.
“Nick and Nora who?” Deal asked. He rummaged through his memory bank, trying to sort out which ex-neighbors, which set of long-estranged friends.
Janice was at the front door of the store, had her key in the lock. “Nick and Nora Charles,” she said, sounding exasperated.
Deal stared at her blankly.MoreLess
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