Alexander Dark
A Deal You Can't Refuse
Colinton, the first week of June, and a caller who already knows the answer
The coffee repaid the wait. I drew in the steam and took the first swallow slowly, and the bitterness broke over my tongue in that particular way only a high-grown bean manages.
Then the phone rang, and the morning stopped being mine.
Every favour is a loan. The only question is when it gets called in.
Alexander Dark
I let it ring twice more before answering, which is the most dignity you can buy for the price of nothing at all.