We sat down at one of the tables while Maddie brought out three glasses of ice water. “Just lock up when you’re done,” she said, handing me the key. “I’ll be at my booth.” I locked the door behind her after she left, and returned to my seat. Gladys sat her purse down with ...
Then I drove out to the nursing home to visit Grandma Alma. She was in the sun room with Walt and Pete, playing poker. The pile of peppermints was pretty big in front of her. “I see she’s wiping the two of you out again,” I said, sitting down in the empty chair next to her...
“You know, this isn’t my favorite spot,” I said as I got out. “Can’t say as I blame you,” Mike replied. “How are we going to get in, by the way?” “I thought we’d do a little B&E.” “I did that once,...
“With that storm coming, you cannot go around wearing those tennis shoes,” he said as we got out of the SUV. “I’ve worn them in a snow storm before,” I protested. “The ‘snow storms’ you get in Dallas are nothing like what we get here, Lizzie,” he re...