I wouldn’t say anything till I confirmed it with Hal, but my gut told me Mina’s fiancé was my Hal. She had shyly showed me the exotic, blue diamond engagement ring Hal had found for her in some Eastern European capital and as I leaned forward to look, I noted that I had been touching the antique amethyst necklace Hal had brought back for me from his last trip. I dropped my hand as if the stones had turned red-hot. Dammit, Hal!
Now my hands were shaking and I wondered if I could make it through the next hour, the next client, who of course chose that day to be a quarter hour early.
Luther Kemper was the absolute worst client to follow Mina's announcement.
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ReplyDeletePretty jolting to find out your lover is sharing his love unbeknownst to you. Great internal dialogue in this six!
ReplyDeleteAw man. WTF Hal?!? Jeez.
ReplyDeleteReally, Hal? So not cool.
ReplyDeleteOoohhhh, he's gonna get his family jewels handed back to him! LOL Great six! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat six! Love the internal dialogue. I wouldn't want to be Hal.
ReplyDeleteNo there's a tangle!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap! Great twist, great intrigue!
ReplyDeleteWell, he sounds like a prize. As in not. Well done!
ReplyDeletehi Lynne - I did send e mail to you as could not get in yesterday. I have no idea where this is going but I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks sassyspeaks for suggesting Chrome. and think it's working. Google did not let me leave any comments yesterday here for anybody, but thanks for visiting, and commenting, and I'm a day late but, now able to comment on your six Sundays!
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