In the room, I think."
Peering at him, Beth asked, "Aren't you two getting along?"
With a small sigh, Cade said, "No, not really. That's why I dropped in here
for coffee."
"Want to talk about it?"
"No. She's tense about some things that don't mean shit to me, that's all.
Remember when I wouldn't go with Connie when she switched our Perlman tickets
for that Barbara Streisand thing without telling me?"
"Yeah. She was max pissed at you, Cade."
Parking his butt against the desk, Cade sipped his coffee and said, "Well,
this is the same kind of thing and I didn't cooperate tonight, either. Is the
lost and found in here?"
"You lose something?"
Turning up the bottom seam of his jacket, Cade said, "Nope. Just want to
swap jackets. This one's gotten kind of ratty at the edges."
"Try the closet, left side. Have you had dinner yet?"
Shrugging, Cade said, "I could probably eat something."
"Then pick a clean one. Something fairly nice, so you can take me to dinner
tonight."
Grinning slightly, Cade said, "You're a pushy woman, Beth."
Returning his grin, Beth asked, "You gonna do it or not?"
Laughing, Cade asked, "Are you kidding? You're half my age and you're
beautiful.
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