While My Pretty One Knits
“But it was still a surprise when Detectives Walsh and Reyes appeared at her front door early Monday morning.
Sneak attack, she decided, though it was nearly nine, an hour when most decent people were already showered, dressed, and out of the house. She’d been working late several nights in a row and had allowed herself an extra few minutes of sleep. So now they’d caught her in her bathrobe before she’d even had a chance to brush her teeth or down a cup of coffee.
“Are we catching you at... a bad time, Ms. Binger?” Detective Reyes asked politely.
What do you think? Lucy nearly replied.
“Not at all, come right in,” she said instead. She opened the door and tightened the belt on her robe. “I was working pretty late last night. I missed my alarm.”
“What do you do for a living?” Detective Walsh asked. The way he was looking at her made her nervous. Did he think she was a pole dancer or something?MoreLess
Sneak attack, she decided, though it was nearly nine, an hour when most decent people were already showered, dressed, and out of the house. She’d been working late several nights in a row and had allowed herself an extra few minutes of sleep. So now they’d caught her in her bathrobe before she’d even had a chance to brush her teeth or down a cup of coffee.
“Are we catching you at... a bad time, Ms. Binger?” Detective Reyes asked politely.
What do you think? Lucy nearly replied.
“Not at all, come right in,” she said instead. She opened the door and tightened the belt on her robe. “I was working pretty late last night. I missed my alarm.”
“What do you do for a living?” Detective Walsh asked. The way he was looking at her made her nervous. Did he think she was a pole dancer or something?MoreLess
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