We were a couple of miles away when Indy said, “I think I tore Tod’s dress, he’s gonna have a shit fit.”
“That ain’t nothin’, Sugar, I think I might get a black eye, and worse, I broke a nail.” Daisy said.
There was a beat of silence.
“That was righteous,” Al y said quietly.
“You got that right, sister.” Indy replied.
* * * * *
We dropped Daisy first, then Al y took me to Eddie’s. We idled at the curb, me in the front seat, al of us looking at Eddie’s house. The lights were on.
looking at Eddie’s house. The lights were on.
“Damn, shit, f**k,” I whispered.
It was definitely a multi-curse-word moment.
The outside light went on, the front door opened, then the security door opened. Eddie stood inside the opened door wearing jeans and a plaid flannel shirt, feet bare, shirt unbuttoned, chest and abs partial y exposed, hair a sexy mess, face unreadable.
“Holy crap,” Indy breathed from the backseat.
“Fuck, shit, damn,” I whispered.
I was wrong, this was a multi-curse-word moment.
“I don’t know whether to feel sorry for you or stun gun you and take your place,” Al y said.
“I think he’s going to cuff me to bed the next time,” I said.
“Lee tried that with me, it doesn’t work,” Indy offered.
Um… eek!
“I think you best mosey on up there, pa’dner. He doesn’t look like he’s gonna wait much longer and I’m not sure you want to know what he’l do when he’s done waiting.” I got out of the front seat and Indy got out of the back and our hair was forced to get out with us.
I hugged Indy.
“Thanks,” I said into her ear.
“It was a blast,” she said into mine.
I leaned over, my dress rode up, I pul ed it down just before disaster struck and waved at Al y. She blew me a kiss.
Then I walked up to Eddie.
He stood aside and let me enter.
“Hey,” I said as I walked by, surprising myself by sounding cool instead of freaked out.
His eyes did a ful body scan. Then, slowly, he shook his head.
Okay, I was done with being cool.
I made a beeline for the bathroom, leaving him to lock the door.
I washed my face and tore a brush through my hair. With effort it went from Freaky Diva to Charlie’s Angels.