Coming Home
““Oh, that's just great. Not only do I have trespassers and housebreakers, but somehow they've managed to get a key to my house.”
“That's simple enough to fix,” Jeb said. “First thing tomorrow morning you call a locksmith and have the locks changed. That'll eliminate one problem.”
Roxanne's face brightened for a moment, then fell. “Yeah, but it won't tell us who they were or what they were after,” she said gloomily. “Besides which, it'll probably take him a week to get here and get the work done....”
Jeb smiled. “Haven't you learned yet that you can't have everything just when you want it, Princess?”
“I'm beginning to but I can't say that I like the process.” She slid a look in his direction. “Well, thank you for seeing me home. I appreciate it—particularly in view of the housebreaking.”
“Ah, I'm supposed to go my way now like a good boy, is that it? Well sorry, but it's no go. We have things to discuss, remember?”
Roxanne sighed. She wasn't in the mood to fight, she wanted to unpack, take a shower, and sit down with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy the view out of her windows … and consider the implications of the housebreaking incident.MoreLess
“That's simple enough to fix,” Jeb said. “First thing tomorrow morning you call a locksmith and have the locks changed. That'll eliminate one problem.”
Roxanne's face brightened for a moment, then fell. “Yeah, but it won't tell us who they were or what they were after,” she said gloomily. “Besides which, it'll probably take him a week to get here and get the work done....”
Jeb smiled. “Haven't you learned yet that you can't have everything just when you want it, Princess?”
“I'm beginning to but I can't say that I like the process.” She slid a look in his direction. “Well, thank you for seeing me home. I appreciate it—particularly in view of the housebreaking.”
“Ah, I'm supposed to go my way now like a good boy, is that it? Well sorry, but it's no go. We have things to discuss, remember?”
Roxanne sighed. She wasn't in the mood to fight, she wanted to unpack, take a shower, and sit down with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy the view out of her windows … and consider the implications of the housebreaking incident.MoreLess
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