Straight to Heaven (2014)
“Clerk didn’t look much better than I felt. Normally, he was impeccably groomed, but now his white T-shirt was badly wrinkled and there was a coffee stain on his pants.
“Tough afternoon?” I asked.
“You don’t know the half of it,” he said. “Helen won’t leave me alone. I haven’t seen her this worked up about a client in years.” He paused, thinking. “Make that decades.”
“But you scheduled a new appointment?”
He gave a tired smile. “Yes.”
“Let me guess. That time would be now.” Going on an assignmen...t was the last thing I wanted to do, but there was no way to avoid it. In the past six months, one simple rule governed my life: Always do what Miss Spry said.
“Yes. And you’ll need to change.”
“Something backless and sexy?” I asked. “With strappy sandals?”
“No.” Like a magician performing a trick, Mr. Clerk reached behind him and pulled out a large white box topped with a shiny red bow. “I’ve brought you something else.”
Presents always thrilled me.MoreLess
“Tough afternoon?” I asked.
“You don’t know the half of it,” he said. “Helen won’t leave me alone. I haven’t seen her this worked up about a client in years.” He paused, thinking. “Make that decades.”
“But you scheduled a new appointment?”
He gave a tired smile. “Yes.”
“Let me guess. That time would be now.” Going on an assignmen...t was the last thing I wanted to do, but there was no way to avoid it. In the past six months, one simple rule governed my life: Always do what Miss Spry said.
“Yes. And you’ll need to change.”
“Something backless and sexy?” I asked. “With strappy sandals?”
“No.” Like a magician performing a trick, Mr. Clerk reached behind him and pulled out a large white box topped with a shiny red bow. “I’ve brought you something else.”
Presents always thrilled me.MoreLess
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