American Skin by Ken Bruen

Author:Ken Bruen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

She was right, someone else might look a little too closely at the amount of money and worse, where the hell it came from. The whole delicate process rested on Siobhan being in charge. I said,

“You see him again . . .”

“I’m not sure it was him.”

“You haul ass.”

She laughed and I asked what was funny. She said,

“You’re doing it, talking American.”

“Yeah, it’s getting there.”

She laughed again, coquettish now, asked,

“Here’s one I learned, getting your ashes hauled, you miss that?”

“Do I ever.”

The credit was running low and I said,

“Gra go mor.” (huge love)

“Leat fein.” (you too)

Click.

Holding the dead phone, I had a moment of forlornness. Washed over me like the Galway rain when you’re least prepared. A guy waiting, went,

“You going to hog that all day, buddy?”

Automatically I said,

“Sorry.”

And he grabbed the phone, said,

“Yeah, everybody’s goddamn sorry.”

I moved away lest the temptation to make him eat it proved too attractive, stopped at a diner, grabbed a booth, and the waitress goes,

“How are you today, young man?”

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