Strangers
“She knew he thought he was being considerate by giving her time to sleep, but she’d been waiting for hours to hear from him.
“You didn’t find anything?” she asked, even as she hated the edge to her voice.
“Not much. The shed is original to the house, so that dirt floor is packed so hard it might as well be stone. There’s a sink and a drain in the floor and a hose, because Suzanne and the gardener pot some pretty good-sized plants in there. The shelves are overflowing with stuff, but the... floor’s pretty clear, except for some landscaping rocks and a big pile of cedar branches and boxwood trimmings smack in the middle. Suzanne says she makes decorations for the bed-and-breakfast out of the stuff the gardener prunes out of the yard. Seems kinda cheap for somebody that owns a place like this, so I’m not actually sure I believe that…”
“No, Suzanne makes beautiful floral arrangements. She’s telling the truth.MoreLess
“You didn’t find anything?” she asked, even as she hated the edge to her voice.
“Not much. The shed is original to the house, so that dirt floor is packed so hard it might as well be stone. There’s a sink and a drain in the floor and a hose, because Suzanne and the gardener pot some pretty good-sized plants in there. The shelves are overflowing with stuff, but the... floor’s pretty clear, except for some landscaping rocks and a big pile of cedar branches and boxwood trimmings smack in the middle. Suzanne says she makes decorations for the bed-and-breakfast out of the stuff the gardener prunes out of the yard. Seems kinda cheap for somebody that owns a place like this, so I’m not actually sure I believe that…”
“No, Suzanne makes beautiful floral arrangements. She’s telling the truth.MoreLess
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