Watchdog
“Here we go again. “Who?”
“Gloria Rattigan. She’s Marcus’s ex-wife. I met her this morning at the funeral.”
“I know who she is,” I said with some exasperation. “How can you even be thinking of going into business with someone you’ve known less than a day?”
“Why not? Everyone was talking about the fact that she’s going to get nearly the whole estate. I figured she hadn’t had time to make any plans yet, so I pulled her aside and made her a little proposition.”
Unfortunate choice of wording, that. ...I leaned back and tried to assess my brother’s looks objectively. Not drop dead handsome certainly, but he did have a nice smile, a full head of hair, and an air of youthful vitality. Were there enough muscles under those clothes to satisfy an older woman on the prowl? Judging by Gloria Rattigan’s response, perhaps.
“Frank, Gloria’s looking for a new husband.”
“So? All the better. That means she’ll stay out of my way and let me do my job.”
Even for Frank, this was a degree of density beyond which I had come to expect.MoreLess
“Gloria Rattigan. She’s Marcus’s ex-wife. I met her this morning at the funeral.”
“I know who she is,” I said with some exasperation. “How can you even be thinking of going into business with someone you’ve known less than a day?”
“Why not? Everyone was talking about the fact that she’s going to get nearly the whole estate. I figured she hadn’t had time to make any plans yet, so I pulled her aside and made her a little proposition.”
Unfortunate choice of wording, that. ...I leaned back and tried to assess my brother’s looks objectively. Not drop dead handsome certainly, but he did have a nice smile, a full head of hair, and an air of youthful vitality. Were there enough muscles under those clothes to satisfy an older woman on the prowl? Judging by Gloria Rattigan’s response, perhaps.
“Frank, Gloria’s looking for a new husband.”
“So? All the better. That means she’ll stay out of my way and let me do my job.”
Even for Frank, this was a degree of density beyond which I had come to expect.MoreLess
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