Page 32 HOTEL AT THE EDGE OF TOWN

“Did I just hear a… meow?”

“Talking to my grandfather. Got to keep check on that boy. He’s always getting into some kind of trouble. He calls me Cat.”

“Tiger Lady would be more accurate. Tell me the truth, that was your boyfriend on the phone, wasn’t it?”

“Don’t call me a liar, you sleazy lawyer bitch, or I’ll bite your throat out!” She followed her warning with the pounce of a predator.

“Aah! Stop… No more…Really, Oh god, I can’t take any more! Plus I’ve really got to go. I’ve got to be in court in the morning.”

“Yeah, I heard you on the phone. That’s why you’re still tight as a drum- I thought I was losing my touch.”

“No it’s me. You know an attorney can’t unload her problems to anyone, not even her husband!”