Key Lime Blues
“I needed to warn Tanya, and the only way that was going to happen was if I could get free. As I tried to figure out what I should do, Frankie gathered up his cards and dealt himself a new game of solitaire.
Destiny moved up behind him and began to massage his shoulders. “I’m bored, Frankie,” she said.
Frankie looked up at her and pointed to the empty seat across from him. “Sit down over there. We’ll play some gin. Penny a point.”
“I don’t want to play,” Destiny said. “You always win.” She dropp...ed her hands from his shoulders and backed away from him. “Besides, you know I don’t like cards.”
“Suit yourself.” Frankie shrugged, and went back to his game.
“Know what I like, Frankie?”
“What’s that?”
“Baseball.”
“It’s late,” Frankie said. “I’m not going outside to play ball in the dark.”
He shook his head, looked in my direction, and made a circling motion with his finger around his ear. “Dumb broad,” he said before laying out another hand of cards.MoreLess
Destiny moved up behind him and began to massage his shoulders. “I’m bored, Frankie,” she said.
Frankie looked up at her and pointed to the empty seat across from him. “Sit down over there. We’ll play some gin. Penny a point.”
“I don’t want to play,” Destiny said. “You always win.” She dropp...ed her hands from his shoulders and backed away from him. “Besides, you know I don’t like cards.”
“Suit yourself.” Frankie shrugged, and went back to his game.
“Know what I like, Frankie?”
“What’s that?”
“Baseball.”
“It’s late,” Frankie said. “I’m not going outside to play ball in the dark.”
He shook his head, looked in my direction, and made a circling motion with his finger around his ear. “Dumb broad,” he said before laying out another hand of cards.MoreLess
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