Nightmare in Pink
“Smiles and glassware sparkled. Some huge suction yanked the smoke up and out. Soft acoustics blurred and merged all the shoulder-to-shoulder yakking. I got a stool at the very end of the bar near the door, my right shoulder against the wall, and a huge tailored back at my left blocking all vision in that direction. The bartenders made their deft moves between the gleaming bottle rack and the dark wood and red leather of the bar.I kept a full drink in front of me, and I kept craning my head arou...nd to watch the door. She came in precisely on time, looking for no one, knowing in perfect confidence she would be looked for; tall, but not quite as tall as I had guessed from her face; slender in a dark green-gray wool dress; a mutation mink jacket that matched almost perfectly the taffy pallor of her hair; a hat that would have been hilarious worn by anyone without that look of remote and lovely calm; big lizard purse with silver clasp, lizard shoes.I went to her quickly. "Rossa, you're right on time.""Hello!" she said with a smile, with a warmth as subtle as her perfume."I'm Trav, and there's one tiny corner over there I've been hoarding."I took her over.MoreLess
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