The Third Rule of Ten: a Tenzing Norbu Mystery
““How about Langer’s, say four o’clock? Can you get away that early?”
“Perfect,” Heather said.
Once home, I followed the advice I’d given Clancy and took a very long, very hot shower, scrubbing the past two days from my body with multiple rounds of soap and shampoo. I toweled off briskly and scraped what few whisker bristles there were from my non-white Tibetan cheeks. I was still bone-tired, with the charcoal smudges under my eyes to prove it, but at least my skin and hair were clean.
I met my ...dark-ringed eyes in the mirror. “Are you really ready to tell Heather the truth?” I said out loud. “The whole truth?” Just the words alone made my stomach tighten and the inside of my mouth go dry. As I turned from my reflection, Tank wandered in and gave my ankle a light bump with his nose. He always senses when my emotions start gyrating.
I reached for him, lifting him into my arms as I moved to the edge of my bed to sit.
“Heather and I used to take showers together,” I told Tank.MoreLess
“Perfect,” Heather said.
Once home, I followed the advice I’d given Clancy and took a very long, very hot shower, scrubbing the past two days from my body with multiple rounds of soap and shampoo. I toweled off briskly and scraped what few whisker bristles there were from my non-white Tibetan cheeks. I was still bone-tired, with the charcoal smudges under my eyes to prove it, but at least my skin and hair were clean.
I met my ...dark-ringed eyes in the mirror. “Are you really ready to tell Heather the truth?” I said out loud. “The whole truth?” Just the words alone made my stomach tighten and the inside of my mouth go dry. As I turned from my reflection, Tank wandered in and gave my ankle a light bump with his nose. He always senses when my emotions start gyrating.
I reached for him, lifting him into my arms as I moved to the edge of my bed to sit.
“Heather and I used to take showers together,” I told Tank.MoreLess
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