Dog With a Bone
“We finished at the same time and met at the exit door.
“Here.” He passed me an ice-cold bottle with a peach on the label. “This was all they had.”
With a hand held in front of my mouth, blocking my breath, I accepted. “Much appreciated.”
The first sip was god-awful. I hated peaches. I know, I know, take away my Southern belle card. At least swishing the water around my mouth got rid of the bile taste clogging the back of my throat.
While I was doing the good old rinse-and-spit routine, Shaw jin...gled a set of keys in his hand.
What can I say? He was a subtle kind of guy.
“Feel better?” A pack of gum rested on his open palm.
“Yeah.” I took two hits of wintergreen and started feeling human again. Half human anyway.
He tossed the chunky keys then plucked them from the air. “Then let’s get a move on.”
Vibrations in my jeans pocket almost set off another round of dry heaving. “Hmph?”
“Thierry?” Mable’s gentle voice was a balm to my raw nerves. “Are you all right?”MoreLess
“Here.” He passed me an ice-cold bottle with a peach on the label. “This was all they had.”
With a hand held in front of my mouth, blocking my breath, I accepted. “Much appreciated.”
The first sip was god-awful. I hated peaches. I know, I know, take away my Southern belle card. At least swishing the water around my mouth got rid of the bile taste clogging the back of my throat.
While I was doing the good old rinse-and-spit routine, Shaw jin...gled a set of keys in his hand.
What can I say? He was a subtle kind of guy.
“Feel better?” A pack of gum rested on his open palm.
“Yeah.” I took two hits of wintergreen and started feeling human again. Half human anyway.
He tossed the chunky keys then plucked them from the air. “Then let’s get a move on.”
Vibrations in my jeans pocket almost set off another round of dry heaving. “Hmph?”
“Thierry?” Mable’s gentle voice was a balm to my raw nerves. “Are you all right?”MoreLess
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