The Retro Look (2012)
“The parking valet and the bellhop made a point of looking busy.
Oh, relax, Diana thought. It’s not a fight. It’s to prevent a fight.
But she took Jeffrey Pope by the elbow and led him out of the path of the other hotel guests coming and going through the sliding glass doors. He deserved privacy for this conversation.
“We’re here to have fun,” said Jeffrey. “You’ll be available when I want you, but when I’m at the tables, you don’t have to stay and watch.”
Even with his mustache and receding hai...rline, he looked like a second grader reciting in front of the class. Diana thought it was kind of cute.
“That’s right,” she said. “Anything else?”
“And I don’t say the L word.”
She smiled.
“No matter how much I want to.”
Diana warned him with a look, but she said nothing. She had never liked Atlantic City, but Jeffrey’s big payday had lured her here. Getting herself home would be unpleasant and expensive, and it would take more than a little of Jeffrey’s childishness to make her try.MoreLess
Oh, relax, Diana thought. It’s not a fight. It’s to prevent a fight.
But she took Jeffrey Pope by the elbow and led him out of the path of the other hotel guests coming and going through the sliding glass doors. He deserved privacy for this conversation.
“We’re here to have fun,” said Jeffrey. “You’ll be available when I want you, but when I’m at the tables, you don’t have to stay and watch.”
Even with his mustache and receding hai...rline, he looked like a second grader reciting in front of the class. Diana thought it was kind of cute.
“That’s right,” she said. “Anything else?”
“And I don’t say the L word.”
She smiled.
“No matter how much I want to.”
Diana warned him with a look, but she said nothing. She had never liked Atlantic City, but Jeffrey’s big payday had lured her here. Getting herself home would be unpleasant and expensive, and it would take more than a little of Jeffrey’s childishness to make her try.MoreLess
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