Penelope Lemon by Inman Majors

Author:Inman Majors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 2018-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

15

“All right, I’m starving. What say we order some food?”

“I’m not really hungry,” Penelope said.

“I don’t believe you.”

“Don’t believe what?”

“That you’re not hungry.”

Missy pushed herself back from the bar and turned until she was facing Penelope. Penelope sat where she was, trying not to be unnerved by the wild woman’s interrogating gaze.

“Let’s see,” said Missy. “You’re living with your mom like a recently graduated philosophy major. Nursing two beers and looking at my margarita with lust in your eyes. Drinking about a gallon of water, likely trying to fill up. Yanking head toward kitchen every time the door opens. You’re broke, honey, aren’t you? Come on, you can tell me. Nothing to be ashamed of.”

“I’m just not hungry.”

“Liar liar pants on fire. You’re broke and I’m buying dinner.”

“I can’t let you do that.”

“The hell you can’t. You’ve got no pot to piss in. Why don’t you tell ole Missy all about it?”

Penelope shook her head, but she could feel the words welling up. Then they came tumbling out in a torrent.

When she finished the summary of her last day at Coonskins and the depths of her financial straits, Missy reached over the bar and grabbed a couple of menus. She passed one to Penelope.

“Honey,” she said, “I can get you a job. In fact, you’ve got a job. I just hired you. You start Monday. Now what are we going to eat? It’s my treat, and I won’t hear another word about it. But first things first—Super Steve, get this gal a margarita. She’s got some catching up to do.”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.