Family Honor - Robert B Parker
Family Honor - Robert B Parker
“I was skipping rope, wearing tights and a tank top in Spike's living room while Millicent watched television and Rosie sat in the hallway, humped up like a skunk in the fog, looking at me balefully.
"How come you're doing that?" Millicent said.
"I can't get to the gym," I said.
I kept skipping as I talked, trying not to sound winded.
"Because of me?" "Yes." "So why'nt you just forget it?" "Several reasons," I said. "I try to stay in shape, for, ah, professional reasons. I like to eat and drink,... but I am vain about my appearance and I don't want to put on weight ... also I'm compulsive about it." "My mother's always exercising," Millicent said.
"Would you like to try it?" She shook her head.
"Didn't you ever skip rope when you were little?" I said.
She shrugged. I stopped skipping and dropped down on Spike's rug and did some push-ups.
"Have you ever done push-ups?" I said.
"Girls don't do push-ups," she said with scorn of an intensity only adolescent girls can achieve.
"Women do," I said.MoreLess
"How come you're doing that?" Millicent said.
"I can't get to the gym," I said.
I kept skipping as I talked, trying not to sound winded.
"Because of me?" "Yes." "So why'nt you just forget it?" "Several reasons," I said. "I try to stay in shape, for, ah, professional reasons. I like to eat and drink,... but I am vain about my appearance and I don't want to put on weight ... also I'm compulsive about it." "My mother's always exercising," Millicent said.
"Would you like to try it?" She shook her head.
"Didn't you ever skip rope when you were little?" I said.
She shrugged. I stopped skipping and dropped down on Spike's rug and did some push-ups.
"Have you ever done push-ups?" I said.
"Girls don't do push-ups," she said with scorn of an intensity only adolescent girls can achieve.
"Women do," I said.MoreLess
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