The Catch
““You saying I can’t talk to him without pissing him off?”
Sammie cupped her cheek in her hand, her elbow resting on the arm of her chair, and smiled at him. “Maybe if you’re asking him about the weather.”
Willy scowled. “You are so full of shit.”
“Takes one to know one,” she answered him. “That’s my point. He’s got a reputation like yours, although, God knows, I doubt he’s in the same ballpark.”
“I never heard of him before now.”
“And you know for sure he’s heard of you?” she asked.
“We’re both... cops.”
She remained silent, allowing the absurdity of his comeback to float in the air. They were sharing a motel room in South Burlington, their home-away-from-home while assigned to Mike Bradley’s office. Not that Bradley or his people necessarily knew of their relationship. It wasn’t something they hid—especially in a state that functioned like a small village—but they’d found it easier not to have to explain it to everyone. Besides, given Willy’s high profile among social dysfunctionals, all Sammie usually got for telling people about the two of them was a look of incredulity.MoreLess
Sammie cupped her cheek in her hand, her elbow resting on the arm of her chair, and smiled at him. “Maybe if you’re asking him about the weather.”
Willy scowled. “You are so full of shit.”
“Takes one to know one,” she answered him. “That’s my point. He’s got a reputation like yours, although, God knows, I doubt he’s in the same ballpark.”
“I never heard of him before now.”
“And you know for sure he’s heard of you?” she asked.
“We’re both... cops.”
She remained silent, allowing the absurdity of his comeback to float in the air. They were sharing a motel room in South Burlington, their home-away-from-home while assigned to Mike Bradley’s office. Not that Bradley or his people necessarily knew of their relationship. It wasn’t something they hid—especially in a state that functioned like a small village—but they’d found it easier not to have to explain it to everyone. Besides, given Willy’s high profile among social dysfunctionals, all Sammie usually got for telling people about the two of them was a look of incredulity.MoreLess
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