Getting Old Is Très Dangereux: A Mystery (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
He tries to help me get done quickly, so of course that slows me down. He sets the table fast and clumsily. Grabs plates, silverware, napkins, scurrying back and forth from kitchen to dining room, knocking into me, as if he were running a marathon. I try to keep out of his way. I don’t comment on his behavior. When dinner is finally ready, he gobbles it down. I doubt if he even knows what he ate. No leisurely conversation at this meal. He scrapes his chair getting up, almost overturning it, and apologizes sheepishly. “I really shouldn’t be late.” As he grabs his jacket off the couch I see a tie sticking out of its pocket. A tie to go to a book signing? “I hope you don’t mind doing the cleanup?” he says. “Not a problem.” “I was told it starts on time. First a speech and then the signing.” He makes a last dash for the bathroom. In moments he comes out and his hair has been wetly combed and he smells of aftershave. After giving me a quick kiss on the cheek he heads out the door.
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