Lucille didn’t take as long as Rose had expected. That, or time had flown by. Rose had barely put clean sheets on Bob’s bed when the woman arrived, carrying several boxes. The two of them locked themselves inside the bedroom to give Rose some privacy.
“I’m sorry Morrie called you away from work. You’re not going to get in trouble because of me, will you?”
“Oh, shoot, no.” The gnome laughed. “The bosses are on their honeymoon and won’t be back until next week. I was kinda getting bored, sitting up there in the office all day with practically nothing to do.”
“But what if someone calls with a case?”
“Don’t you worry about that. If it’s important enough, they’ll call back. How does the dress fit?”
It wasn’t evening attire, but it would do, since there wasn’t a nightclub where she’d have t
