“If I don’t get out of the house, for even a little while, I’ll go crazy.” Red broke the news to anyone who was listening.
Dembe looked up from his morning paper then went back to perusing the same.
Nora stopped tidying up, smiling at her employer understandingly.
Liz was pleasantly surprised, finally sensing the man was actually, truly feeling better. “What would you like to do?” she asked amiably.
“Something normal people do.” Red had long since decided.
“And what is it that normal people do?” Liz smiled at the seriousness of his proclamation.
He pulled on his ear, thoughtfully. “What about checking out a few of those houses you’ve been searching online?”
The woman’s face masked instantly. “Maybe that’s too soon...”
“I won’t tax myself.” he replied gruffly. “We’ll just see one or
