Polished Off
“he asked as she climbed the steps. “You look like you could chew nails.”
“I’d rather not talk about it right now, if you don’t mind.”
“Well, I do mind, but I know better than to push when you’re like this.”
Charlotte rolled her eyes. “Was there something that you wanted in particular?”
Louis nodded. “Actually, I’m going to have to cancel our dinner tonight Something’s come up, but I wanted to talk to you before I leave.”
Charlotte couldn’t honestly say that she was disappointed about the dinner.... Given the mood she was in, she wouldn’t have been fit company for anyone. She waved a hand at him. “So? Talk.”
Though he gave her an odd look, he motioned toward the side of the double that he’d been renting from her. “I know I was supposed to move out at the end of the month, but I’d like to rent the place a while longer.” He rushed on to explain. “I’ve had a job offer from Lagniappe Security Company, and now that my son and his family are back in my life, I’ve decided against moving to the lake house.MoreLess
“I’d rather not talk about it right now, if you don’t mind.”
“Well, I do mind, but I know better than to push when you’re like this.”
Charlotte rolled her eyes. “Was there something that you wanted in particular?”
Louis nodded. “Actually, I’m going to have to cancel our dinner tonight Something’s come up, but I wanted to talk to you before I leave.”
Charlotte couldn’t honestly say that she was disappointed about the dinner.... Given the mood she was in, she wouldn’t have been fit company for anyone. She waved a hand at him. “So? Talk.”
Though he gave her an odd look, he motioned toward the side of the double that he’d been renting from her. “I know I was supposed to move out at the end of the month, but I’d like to rent the place a while longer.” He rushed on to explain. “I’ve had a job offer from Lagniappe Security Company, and now that my son and his family are back in my life, I’ve decided against moving to the lake house.MoreLess
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