White Heat
“As he knew she would be, Rosa was there, directing several of the local women on how to set everything out; “everything” being more dishes and platters of food than Tom could count.
“You nearly ready for all of us?” he asked, smiling when she whipped around, looking unusually harassed.“Did you tell everyone?” she demanded.“How come you always answer my question with one of your own?” He touched her on the very tip of her worried nose. “Everyone’ll be here, soon as they clean up.” He bent to... pet Tallulah, who was sitting on his foot, waiting, quivering, for his attention. “For an impromptu fiesta, they’ll come out of the woodwork.”“And Nina—”“She’ll be here, too. Her obsession to get to the States has been superseded by her obsession with Griffin’s brother. She won’t miss a chance to dance with him.” Tom wasn’t naive; he knew his daughter had an abundantly healthy appetite for men. He just didn’t like to think about it, especially because this week she was hungry for the jobless, directionless American, damn it.“Where’s Lyndie?”MoreLess
“You nearly ready for all of us?” he asked, smiling when she whipped around, looking unusually harassed.“Did you tell everyone?” she demanded.“How come you always answer my question with one of your own?” He touched her on the very tip of her worried nose. “Everyone’ll be here, soon as they clean up.” He bent to... pet Tallulah, who was sitting on his foot, waiting, quivering, for his attention. “For an impromptu fiesta, they’ll come out of the woodwork.”“And Nina—”“She’ll be here, too. Her obsession to get to the States has been superseded by her obsession with Griffin’s brother. She won’t miss a chance to dance with him.” Tom wasn’t naive; he knew his daughter had an abundantly healthy appetite for men. He just didn’t like to think about it, especially because this week she was hungry for the jobless, directionless American, damn it.“Where’s Lyndie?”MoreLess
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