"bud sparhawk - the suit" - читать интересную книгу автора (Sparhawk Bud)

calories, or blood sugar levels, and I damn sure wasnтАЩt going to let a pair of
nagging briefs tell me what I needed to fill the emotional void that had
suddenly opened.

****

DID YOU GET THE MILK? The fridge demanded as I opened the
door. I glanced at the yawning emptiness where the milk jug should be and
realized I had missed the reminder once again. Was that my fault or was
this yet another manifestation of the suitтАЩs problems? IтАЩd have to check
later.

IтАЩd scheduled the artificial sashimi tuna with wasabi, but the freezer
had thawed out a vegetarian medley instead. I stared at the low-cal dinner
choice, wondering if this was the fridgeтАЩs punishment for forgetting the milk.
A secondтАЩs thought made me realize that the kitchen must have learned
about my ice cream order and adjusted the dinner choice. Damn, itтАЩs really
rough when your clothes and appliances conspire against you. тАЬTraitors,тАЭ I
hissed at them as I picked up my ration of squash and corn, asparagus and
potatoes, and tomatoes and onions, all afloat in some sort of undoubtedly
nutritious and vitamin-fortified sauce.

The package from DankerтАЩs arrived and begged to be opened as I
munched my way through my obscenely healthy dinner. Despite their pleas,
I finished my plate and dumped the dirty dish and tableware into the
washer. THANK YOU, it said, no doubt grateful for the small bit of attention
it got from me twice a day.

I opened the shoebox that should have held my loafers, but instead, I
beheld the redheadтАЩs three-inch heels. It didnтАЩt take a genius to figure what
must have happened: IтАЩd ordered my shoes from her screen and she from
mine. The perplexed store software must have confused our orders. The
mix-up wasnтАЩt that big a problem. IтАЩd just send them back with a note. Sure,
and sheтАЩd probably do the same with the loafers she got, and that would be
the end of it.

Before I could open the other box, my cell chirped. тАЬYou must have
my heels,тАЭ an obviously distraught female voice proclaimed before I could
say hello. тАЬI needed those for tonight, damn it.тАЭ

тАЬHow did you...тАЭ I began and then remembered that sheтАЩd accepted
my profile and had my number. This was an opportunity not to be missed. I
thought quickly, wondering how I could take advantage of this chance. тАЬI
can bring them to you,тАЭ I suggested. If I could arrange a meeting, perhaps
sheтАЩd clarify how my profile had offended her.

тАЬGreat,тАЭ she quickly replied. тАЬWe donтАЩt live that far from each other.
Bring them over.тАЭ The phone clicked without another word from her.

That would have been great if I had her address. Not knowing where