The Grey Zone by Don Easton

Author:Don Easton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2019-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

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It was 9:00 p.m. and the Hedonic Palace was crowded and noisy, its patrons becoming more vocal with catcalls and jeers the more they drank.

Greg had opted for a table away from the stage. He sipped on a Guinness while Leo worked the door.

Two short, overweight, balding men sat in what was commonly known as “pervert row” — the seats closest to the stage. Their plaid sports jackets hung open, and one had his tie loosened around his neck while the other one’s tie hung from a side pocket.

As the stripper on stage finished her act, the man with the tie in his pocket abruptly stood, bumping the table and slopping his cocktail. He leaned over the stage, clenching a five-dollar bill between his teeth. The stripper obliged by cupping his face with her breasts to remove the money.

“Hey, Larry,” his buddy chortled, “for that much money, ya should be able to bring her home … and meet the wife!”

Larry appeared to think about it. “Think she’d mind?” he asked, before falling back into his chair.

Nobody noticed a moment later when Larry pretended to sip his cocktail … instead whispering into his sleeve.

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