Today’s excerpt is from Whodunit
Did It, Book #1 of the Bader Trilogy.
With Elmer and his partner spending a few days at the home of Elmer’s
third ex-wife to save on driving time while working on a major case, a bit of
humor crops up. Enjoy and have a fantastic day.
m.j.
Those calls
completed, Elmer drove to Ruth’s home.
He enjoyed a fine salad with her and Alan—then it was on to the workout
room. When he walked in wearing his
workout clothing, Alan joked, “Hey, boss—how about I go out…check a few more of
those places off our list, rather than do this.”
Ruth laughed,
“Like hell, tubby.”
Alan shook his
head. “Ruth, have I ever said anything
bad about the way you look?”
Before Ruth
could answer, Elmer butted in. “There is
not one single thing wrong with the way Ruthie looks.”
Ruth faked a
pout. “What is wrong with me, Alan? Not
enough boobs or something to suit you?
Or do you prefer blondes? Or do
you think I should wear more make-up…what do you find so offensive about
me? Please tell me.”
Alan held up his
hands. “I surrender. Not a single thing is wrong with you,
Ruth. If you could be cloned, I’d take
the next one off the line, if she would have me. I was just saying…I wasn’t saying
anything. I give—sorry. You look great.”
“Okay, you can
eat again tomorrow night. Now let’s get
with it.”
Elmer grinned, “You
should have quit while you were behind.
I’ve seen this look in Ruthie’s eyes before—man-oh-man, are you in for a
workout.”
When they
finished the workout, Alan staggered back to his room. Elmer and Ruth smiled. Shortly, they were in the shower before
making love. Ruth had just gone to
sleep—Elmer nearly was also—when the landline phone on the end table rang. Elmer answered it, listened a few seconds,
then muttered, “Not even close—we’re a Norwegian fish market.”
Ruth wondered if
she had heard correctly. “What was that
about?”
“Some gal wanted
to know if this was a Chinese restaurant.”
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