Troublemaker (2016)
“If he hadn’t seen her too, she’d have silently backed out and not returned until after he left. Unfortunately, he did see her, so she was denied the coward’s way out. Her stomach tied in knots at the thought of the coming confrontation because it wasn’t going to be pretty.
Loretta, the dispatcher, peeked out from around her cubicle and mouthed “Sorry” at her. Bo gave a slight nod to let her know it was okay. What could Loretta have done, thrown the man out? She only wished. Physically Loretta c...ould have, because she was a big woman, but that would only make the inevitable meeting that much more hostile.
“Mr. Gooding,” she said calmly. She didn’t feel calm, but she could act calm. Telling him he was a jerk and his son was a jerk wouldn’t accomplish anything. She tried to picture the path she walked with Tricks, the peacefulness of the trees and wind and sun. Maybe that happy-place stuff really worked; it was worth a shot.
“I’d like to talk to you in private.” His tone was curt, his scowl saying that he wasn’t in a placating mood.MoreLess
Loretta, the dispatcher, peeked out from around her cubicle and mouthed “Sorry” at her. Bo gave a slight nod to let her know it was okay. What could Loretta have done, thrown the man out? She only wished. Physically Loretta c...ould have, because she was a big woman, but that would only make the inevitable meeting that much more hostile.
“Mr. Gooding,” she said calmly. She didn’t feel calm, but she could act calm. Telling him he was a jerk and his son was a jerk wouldn’t accomplish anything. She tried to picture the path she walked with Tricks, the peacefulness of the trees and wind and sun. Maybe that happy-place stuff really worked; it was worth a shot.
“I’d like to talk to you in private.” His tone was curt, his scowl saying that he wasn’t in a placating mood.MoreLess
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