No Ordinary Day (2014)
““This place is cute,” he said, looking around as the stairway turned at a right angle halfway between floors. “It’s so little, like a dollhouse.”
“It’s exactly big enough for me and Sadie,” Lucy said, holding the lantern up before her. “I did a lot of work remodeling it, so keep a civil tongue in your head, soldier.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Lucy stopped in frustration at the top of the stairs and turned around, holding the lantern up in front of him. “Again with the ‘ma’am.’ Would it kill you to call me ...Lucy? You’re in my bloody house, for Pete’s sake.”
Ace exhaled and smiled humorously, glancing at his watch. “Sorry, ma’am—er, Miss Sullivan, but I’m on duty.”
“Still?”
“Almost always, at least where the Army and the gentleman thing are concerned.”
Lucy growled and spun around again, pointing to the left side of the upstairs.
“All right—guest room, left back of house, usually utilized as an office. Front left and right, master bedroom.MoreLess
“It’s exactly big enough for me and Sadie,” Lucy said, holding the lantern up before her. “I did a lot of work remodeling it, so keep a civil tongue in your head, soldier.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Lucy stopped in frustration at the top of the stairs and turned around, holding the lantern up in front of him. “Again with the ‘ma’am.’ Would it kill you to call me ...Lucy? You’re in my bloody house, for Pete’s sake.”
Ace exhaled and smiled humorously, glancing at his watch. “Sorry, ma’am—er, Miss Sullivan, but I’m on duty.”
“Still?”
“Almost always, at least where the Army and the gentleman thing are concerned.”
Lucy growled and spun around again, pointing to the left side of the upstairs.
“All right—guest room, left back of house, usually utilized as an office. Front left and right, master bedroom.MoreLess
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