Frisco Joe's Fiancee (2003)
“said Laredo when she blew through the front door. His non-welcoming tone caught her attention and she halted, counting ten of the Jefferson males sitting in the den watching TV.
Well, now they were watching her.
All ten appeared displeased. “Where’s Mason?” she asked, not sure what gave them such disgruntled faces. Maybe Mason was out of town again.
“He’s not here right now. Checking some equipment in the barn. But we’ve darn sure got a bone to pick with you,” Tex said.
“What?”
He pointed to th...e ceiling. “The housekeeper from Hell.”
“That’s not nice, Tex.” Mimi frowned at him. “Mason says she’s doing great.”
“Because Mason got here after the Lonely Hearts women were here, and he thinks Broomhilda—”
“Helga.”
“Precisely. H-e-double-l-g-a.” He stared at her to make certain she understood his meaning. Hell-ga. “He thinks Helga is the reason the houses look so nice.”
“Isn’t it?” She glanced around the room. “It certainly seems tidier in here.”MoreLess
Well, now they were watching her.
All ten appeared displeased. “Where’s Mason?” she asked, not sure what gave them such disgruntled faces. Maybe Mason was out of town again.
“He’s not here right now. Checking some equipment in the barn. But we’ve darn sure got a bone to pick with you,” Tex said.
“What?”
He pointed to th...e ceiling. “The housekeeper from Hell.”
“That’s not nice, Tex.” Mimi frowned at him. “Mason says she’s doing great.”
“Because Mason got here after the Lonely Hearts women were here, and he thinks Broomhilda—”
“Helga.”
“Precisely. H-e-double-l-g-a.” He stared at her to make certain she understood his meaning. Hell-ga. “He thinks Helga is the reason the houses look so nice.”
“Isn’t it?” She glanced around the room. “It certainly seems tidier in here.”MoreLess
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