Fifth Ave 01 - Fifth Avenue
“You’ll never find a decent apartment in this city with what little you’ve managed to save over the years. Do you want to live in a dump?”
“If I have to, yes.”
Harold Baines made a face and turned away from the window at which he was standing. The early afternoon sun cast a warm glow against his graying hair, the checked shirt he wore, the khaki pants. He sighed. “This new-found pride and determination of yours is wearing me out. Do you want a drink?”
“Too early for me.”
“Not for me. I’m going to recreate one of your martinis. Sure you won’t join me?”
Leana said she was sure and watched her father’s best friend cross to the bar at the opposite end of the library. He seemed thinner to her. At the opening of The Redman International Building, he looked exhausted one moment, vibrant the next. She wondered again if he was ill or if the strain of acquiring WestTex was just taking its toll on him. She was going to bring it up but then thought better of it and allowed her gaze to s...weep the library. This was, by far, her favorite room in this house.MoreLess
“If I have to, yes.”
Harold Baines made a face and turned away from the window at which he was standing. The early afternoon sun cast a warm glow against his graying hair, the checked shirt he wore, the khaki pants. He sighed. “This new-found pride and determination of yours is wearing me out. Do you want a drink?”
“Too early for me.”
“Not for me. I’m going to recreate one of your martinis. Sure you won’t join me?”
Leana said she was sure and watched her father’s best friend cross to the bar at the opposite end of the library. He seemed thinner to her. At the opening of The Redman International Building, he looked exhausted one moment, vibrant the next. She wondered again if he was ill or if the strain of acquiring WestTex was just taking its toll on him. She was going to bring it up but then thought better of it and allowed her gaze to s...weep the library. This was, by far, her favorite room in this house.MoreLess
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