Posted on August 23, 2008 by MJ Twain
The hotel was closed.
“But I made reservations. How can they be shut down?”
“You made them online?” Amanda asked.
“Well yeah, but…”
“I guess it’s possible their computers haven’t been updated.” She reached over from the passenger seat and patted him on the thigh. “This was a sweet idea, and I’m happy that you went to all the [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2008 by MJ Twain
“What’s wrong, honey?” Amanda asked as she stepped into his office.
“Nothing,” he said. He minimized the browser window so she wouldn’t see. “I stubbed my toe is all.”
“Uh huh.” She arched an eyebrow and waited.
“Really, don’t worry about it.”
Amanda puffed out a breath and rolled her eyes. “Don’t stay up too late.”
“Goodnight.”
As soon as he [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2008 by MJ Twain
“It’s a crock of—“
“Joe!”
“Well it is,” Joe grumbled. “Some hack is getting his kicks by scaring the crap outta people.”
His wife rubbed her temples. “So you’ve said. A hundred times.”
“I’m going to expose this jerk,” he said. “When I do, the paper will be able to focus on real news.”
Amanda got up and collected the [...]
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