The Stretch (Stephen Leather Thrillers)
“All the lights were on, revealing how truly shabby it was. The purple velour seats in the booths were faded and torn in places, the tables were scratched and the carpets peppered with cigarette burns. A cleaner was running a Hoover over the carpet and whistling tunelessly while a man in overalls stood on a stepladder, changing one of the spotlight bulbs in the ceiling. Someone had sprayed lemon-scented air freshener around, but it did little to mask the smell of stale smoke.
George Kay was behi...nd the bar, counting bottles of spirits. He turned as he heard Sam’s footsteps. His face fell when he saw her, but he quickly smiled. ‘Sam, what a lovely surprise.’ He waddled around the bar and kissed her on the left cheek and gave her arm a small squeeze. ‘We didn’t have a meeting arranged, did we?’ ‘Flying visit, George. How’s things?’ ‘Fine.’ He nodded at the spirits behind the bar. ‘If I didn’t count every bottle, they’d steal me blind.’ ‘Yeah, you can’t trust anybody these days, can you?’ Kay’s smile hardened a little.MoreLess
George Kay was behi...nd the bar, counting bottles of spirits. He turned as he heard Sam’s footsteps. His face fell when he saw her, but he quickly smiled. ‘Sam, what a lovely surprise.’ He waddled around the bar and kissed her on the left cheek and gave her arm a small squeeze. ‘We didn’t have a meeting arranged, did we?’ ‘Flying visit, George. How’s things?’ ‘Fine.’ He nodded at the spirits behind the bar. ‘If I didn’t count every bottle, they’d steal me blind.’ ‘Yeah, you can’t trust anybody these days, can you?’ Kay’s smile hardened a little.MoreLess
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