The Parnell Affair
“DC rarely gets snow and so Tobias frequently biked to work year round. He, in fact, preferred biking in the winter because the cool temperatures kept him from sweating on the way in. In any event, it was not a long journey. About halfway along it, when he took to the sidewalk to avoid some emergency road construction (looked like a water main), he noticed a bundled-up runner at the mouth of an alley. It was Sally. She caught his eye and then ducked down the alleyway.
Thinking at first ...this was some kind of romantic rendezvous, Tobias followed her in. But as he coasted to a stop, swinging one leg over his bike and standing on one peddle, he noticed the look on Sally's face. Serious and immobile, she had the look of a professional whose work was violent and had spent all night in its employment. Once he stood before her, however, a small iota of her icy demeanor melted: she reached up and brushed his lips with hers. He waited; the jackhammer in the street sent echoing peels down the alleyway.MoreLess
Thinking at first ...this was some kind of romantic rendezvous, Tobias followed her in. But as he coasted to a stop, swinging one leg over his bike and standing on one peddle, he noticed the look on Sally's face. Serious and immobile, she had the look of a professional whose work was violent and had spent all night in its employment. Once he stood before her, however, a small iota of her icy demeanor melted: she reached up and brushed his lips with hers. He waited; the jackhammer in the street sent echoing peels down the alleyway.MoreLess
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