The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man
“Her eyes seemed lit with a mischievous humor, and they never left mine as I stepped inside. “So you split your time between a bar in Kalkaska and the East Jordan Library?” she asked lightly.
I felt myself blushing. “Oh, well … I was looking up things from when your dad disappeared.”
As soon as I said it the light went out of her eyes and I wanted to shout Wait, come back! at her.
“I sold this house once. They’ve remodeled the kitchen since then,” Alan noted, sounding like a Realtor.
“What sort ...of things were you looking for?” Katie asked, her voice a bit flat.
I shrugged, oh so not wanting to talk about this. “Did you remodel your kitchen?”
“What?” She looked around, bewildered.
“It looks modern, like maybe you had it worked on,” I explained lamely.
“The countertops and cupboards,” Alan supplied helpfully, as if I cared about any of this. I wanted to slap my forehead again.
Katie offered me a beer and I eagerly accepted, but she seemed stiff as she got one for each of us.MoreLess
I felt myself blushing. “Oh, well … I was looking up things from when your dad disappeared.”
As soon as I said it the light went out of her eyes and I wanted to shout Wait, come back! at her.
“I sold this house once. They’ve remodeled the kitchen since then,” Alan noted, sounding like a Realtor.
“What sort ...of things were you looking for?” Katie asked, her voice a bit flat.
I shrugged, oh so not wanting to talk about this. “Did you remodel your kitchen?”
“What?” She looked around, bewildered.
“It looks modern, like maybe you had it worked on,” I explained lamely.
“The countertops and cupboards,” Alan supplied helpfully, as if I cared about any of this. I wanted to slap my forehead again.
Katie offered me a beer and I eagerly accepted, but she seemed stiff as she got one for each of us.MoreLess
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