Every Fifteen Minutes
“The street was dark and quiet except for the yapping of dogs in one of the houses. He and Laurie had gotten here quickly because she drove almost as fast as her brother, and Eric had updated her on the way over.
“Thanks for the ride, I won’t be long.” Eric reached for the door handle.
“Eric, can’t I come?” Laurie hung on the steering wheel.
“No, we agreed.” Eric didn’t have time to fuss. He wanted to get inside the house. Given what Marie had said on the phone, he knew it wasn’t likely that Max... had come back, but he held out hope. “It’s too weird a situation. There’s too many variables.”
“You think I can’t handle variables? Do you know what I do for a living?”
“You agreed you would wait.”
“You knew I wouldn’t keep my word.”
“I don’t want to argue with you. I have to go.” Eric opened the door, climbed out of the car, closed it behind him. He hustled across the street, and Laurie did the same thing, sprinting to catch up with him on the sidewalk.MoreLess
“Thanks for the ride, I won’t be long.” Eric reached for the door handle.
“Eric, can’t I come?” Laurie hung on the steering wheel.
“No, we agreed.” Eric didn’t have time to fuss. He wanted to get inside the house. Given what Marie had said on the phone, he knew it wasn’t likely that Max... had come back, but he held out hope. “It’s too weird a situation. There’s too many variables.”
“You think I can’t handle variables? Do you know what I do for a living?”
“You agreed you would wait.”
“You knew I wouldn’t keep my word.”
“I don’t want to argue with you. I have to go.” Eric opened the door, climbed out of the car, closed it behind him. He hustled across the street, and Laurie did the same thing, sprinting to catch up with him on the sidewalk.MoreLess
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