“Hi, Jonathan,” she said. XXX ”
Just my fingertips, slowly moving together and apart, now tugging slightly downward. I took a couple of one-handed shots of our reflection. All that time Carol stood there looking down at me, her expression nearly blank now. “Hi, Jonathan,” she said. When I had all the shots I wanted I went back inside and climbed up to stand behind her on the counter. But I couldn’t resist making her beg a little more. “What?” she whispered. “Jonathan, I—I have to…oh jeez…I have to…please, I…”
I stopped. ”
Just my fingertips, slowly moving together and apart, now tugging slightly downward. I took the end of the cord in my hand and told her to turn around. Each time she faltered. I walked over to where she was sitting and said, “You let the blind close.”
She glanced up at me, then down again.
