“Tess Gallagher Checkers and Donna Donna didn’t want to meet Checkers. It didn’t seem right. “Checkers?” said Donna. “What kind of a name for a man is Checkers?” “He’s strange,” admitted Lee. Lee and Donna sold Manhattan real estate. They were in their early thirties. They shared an office on Bleecker Street. “Checkers.” Donna tried it on her tongue. “Checkers, Checkers.” “He’s attractive,” said Lee. “Checkers is a name for a dog. Or a henchman.” Donna stared at her computer screen. Listed on ...it were SoHo prices. “He’s strange but attractive,” said Lee. “A henchman in a movie.” Donna wore a suit and important shoes. “Not a nemesis. Not suave like that. Just a henchman.” “This isn’t a movie,” said Lee. “This is real life.” “How do you know this Checkers?” asked Donna. It was ten minutes till five on a Thursday. Donna and Lee’s office was on the twenty-first floor. It had a bay window facing south, and just before five every evening, Donna and Lee stood at this window and looked at the sunlight on the rivers.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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