Howmuchyouwanttobet
“Neil raised her head at Anna’s voice and saw her friend standing at the table with a tray of beers in her hands. The dim light in The Tavern caught the red highlights in Anna’s hair. She didn’t look like anybody’s mother.
Neil gestured to the drinks. “So the plan is to get me stinking drunk?”
Anna smiled at her. “Barb, Janice, and Linda are coming soon.” Anna tilted her head and Neil felt like she was under a microscope. “Looks like you’ve got a lot on your mind.” She set the tray down in front... of Neil and slid into the booth. “But then again, you always look that way.”
Neil hadn’t noticed, but how could she expect the life she was leading not to leave its mark. “I’d rather not get into it right now.”
At least that was partially honest. Neil had kissed Gib goodbye last night and let herself fall back into work. The rudimentary task had occupied her mind until five p.m. She had hoped confessing would eventually lift the weight she carried, make her hands stop itching to pick up a paintbrush, would let her father’s memory fade—it hadn’t.MoreLess
Neil gestured to the drinks. “So the plan is to get me stinking drunk?”
Anna smiled at her. “Barb, Janice, and Linda are coming soon.” Anna tilted her head and Neil felt like she was under a microscope. “Looks like you’ve got a lot on your mind.” She set the tray down in front... of Neil and slid into the booth. “But then again, you always look that way.”
Neil hadn’t noticed, but how could she expect the life she was leading not to leave its mark. “I’d rather not get into it right now.”
At least that was partially honest. Neil had kissed Gib goodbye last night and let herself fall back into work. The rudimentary task had occupied her mind until five p.m. She had hoped confessing would eventually lift the weight she carried, make her hands stop itching to pick up a paintbrush, would let her father’s memory fade—it hadn’t.MoreLess
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