Delirium
“She swallowed the day’s anxiety and tried to sound upbeat. “Hey, you.”
Eleanor had looked up from her laptop where she’d been showing Sera the new mockups for the jewelry website update. Sera had oohed and ahhed, trapped for the forty-five minutes following the end of the hearing. There’d been no way his mom was going to let her leave until they’d heard from him.
“Hey, Chef.” His nickname for her. “I’ve only got a minute before another meeting.”
Sounded like he was moving, and then a car door c...losed.
“Everything okay?” she asked him.
Eleanor was watching her with a studied expression. Learning her tells, probably, like a cardsharp.
“Well, I miss you,” Harlen said.
So, not okay, or he would have said yes straight-out. Maybe flirted a little. Tried to make her blush.
“He’s good. Meetings all day,” Sera told his mom and turned away.
“Ma giving you a hard time?” Harlen asked, laughter in his voice.
“I miss you, too,” Sera answered with her own nonanswer.MoreLess
Eleanor had looked up from her laptop where she’d been showing Sera the new mockups for the jewelry website update. Sera had oohed and ahhed, trapped for the forty-five minutes following the end of the hearing. There’d been no way his mom was going to let her leave until they’d heard from him.
“Hey, Chef.” His nickname for her. “I’ve only got a minute before another meeting.”
Sounded like he was moving, and then a car door c...losed.
“Everything okay?” she asked him.
Eleanor was watching her with a studied expression. Learning her tells, probably, like a cardsharp.
“Well, I miss you,” Harlen said.
So, not okay, or he would have said yes straight-out. Maybe flirted a little. Tried to make her blush.
“He’s good. Meetings all day,” Sera told his mom and turned away.
“Ma giving you a hard time?” Harlen asked, laughter in his voice.
“I miss you, too,” Sera answered with her own nonanswer.MoreLess
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