Play It Again (2012)
“Henry Portillo said, halfway through his third cup. “And I speak as an expert. You should taste what the Federales call coffee.”
“What’s wrong with the coffee?” R.J. asked him. He was slightly miffed; coffee was important to him, and this stuff came from fancy beans.
Hank made a face. “Too strong. Also, you must have used some kind of fancy European coffee bean. And then, this New York water is terrible, R.J. So naturally the coffee is all wrong.”
“You should have brought your own goddamned wat...er, then. Along with the goddamned tortillas,” R.J. told him.
Hank raised an eyebrow. “You didn’t like the tortillas? You ate enough of them.”
R.J. opened his mouth to say something back and stopped. Instead, he looked long and hard at Henry Portillo. There were new lines on Uncle Hank’s face, lines that would not go away with a good night’s sleep. And they looked like they were brought on by more than just the years.
“What’s with you, Uncle Hank? I haven’t heard you complain this much in fifteen years.”MoreLess
“What’s wrong with the coffee?” R.J. asked him. He was slightly miffed; coffee was important to him, and this stuff came from fancy beans.
Hank made a face. “Too strong. Also, you must have used some kind of fancy European coffee bean. And then, this New York water is terrible, R.J. So naturally the coffee is all wrong.”
“You should have brought your own goddamned wat...er, then. Along with the goddamned tortillas,” R.J. told him.
Hank raised an eyebrow. “You didn’t like the tortillas? You ate enough of them.”
R.J. opened his mouth to say something back and stopped. Instead, he looked long and hard at Henry Portillo. There were new lines on Uncle Hank’s face, lines that would not go away with a good night’s sleep. And they looked like they were brought on by more than just the years.
“What’s with you, Uncle Hank? I haven’t heard you complain this much in fifteen years.”MoreLess
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