“Please be home, he thought.“Hello?”“Hello, Babs?” His voice came out in a rush.“Yes?”“I tried to get you before. You weren’t—”“Who is this?”“Ray. Ray…” He stopped short, trying to remember what last name he’d given her. “Ray,” he repeated weakly.“Oh, hello!” Her voice became smooth, syrupy.“I’ve got to see you, Babs. You’re the only one who can—”She laughed a rising laugh, and somehow the sound irritated him. “Slow down, honey,” she said. “You sound like a machine gun.”“I’ve got to see you,” he... repeated slowly.“Well, I’ve got a dinner engagement, Ray.” Her voice was apologetic now.“So late?”“It’s only eight-thirty, honey.”“Well, Jesus, can’t you break it?”“I’m afraid not.”He clamped his jaws together, ready to hang up.Her voice came to him again. “I can see you later, Ray.”“When?”“I’ll try to beg off early. Ten, ten-thirty.”“Can’t you make it sooner?”“I’m cutting it awfully close as it is.”A new thought came to him.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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