The Surrogate Thief
“The place was utterly transformed—jammed, hot, and noisy. The voices were too loud, the laughter forced, the body language loaded with seduction, anger, or loneliness. Angling through the crowd, he watched the patrons enacting their rituals as he might have groups of wary animals circling a water hole.He found a place at the end of the bar and prepared to wait patiently for the bartender to notice him amid the confusion. She was a tall, slim, attractive woman, probably in her mid-forties, dress...ed not provocatively but suggestively. From his vantage point, he could see her traveling the length of the bar, exchanging jokes, taking orders, replacing some drinks before she was asked to, and generally reading her customers like a good air traffic controller—separating the newcomers from the regulars, the easygoing from the boors, making sure everyone at least knew she’d seen them. It took her just forty-five seconds to look directly at Joe and gave him a one-finger be-there-in-a-minute salute.MoreLess
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