Hanging Curve
“ Mack Ellen Reznor ordered a chilled glass of chardonnay and Mack chose a bottle of Heineken. The restaurant was a good one, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., but close enough to Maryland’s seafood suppliers to guarantee the freshest fish and clams in the city.
“You kicked ass today, Mack,” she said. “I wish you had kicked Whidby’s ass, literally.” Mack smiled. She raised her glass and Mack clinked it with his beer bottle. “It’s the new me,” Mack said. “Very restrained.”
“I like the old ...Mack,” she said. “You’d have been calling Whidby a worthless cocksucker-“ The waiter cleared his throat over Reznor’s shoulder. She smiled at Mack and he thought how some things never changed. Ellen Reznor was legendary for choosing the absolute worst time to make the absolutely most inappropriate comment.
Mack ordered another round. “The problem is, Whidby’s a politician, and one way or another, they usually win.”
Reznor raised an eyebrow. “Not sure I like the new you,”MoreLess
“You kicked ass today, Mack,” she said. “I wish you had kicked Whidby’s ass, literally.” Mack smiled. She raised her glass and Mack clinked it with his beer bottle. “It’s the new me,” Mack said. “Very restrained.”
“I like the old ...Mack,” she said. “You’d have been calling Whidby a worthless cocksucker-“ The waiter cleared his throat over Reznor’s shoulder. She smiled at Mack and he thought how some things never changed. Ellen Reznor was legendary for choosing the absolute worst time to make the absolutely most inappropriate comment.
Mack ordered another round. “The problem is, Whidby’s a politician, and one way or another, they usually win.”
Reznor raised an eyebrow. “Not sure I like the new you,”MoreLess
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