Chapter 28
STEVIE JOHNSON AND Ted Arnold were inseparable since the day he started working at Zippee Messengers. Ted answered an ad that Gerry Cortez had placed in the weekly arts paper. When he came in for the interview, Stevie was in the office. Ted walked in, baggy shorts, a black Dead Kennedys t-shirt under a torn black zippered hoodie. His light brown hair was messy, he was medium height, and he had several days of facial hair. Stevie gave him the once over, then turned away, a sweet smile on her face.
“Are you Gerry?” he asked.
“Yeah. Grab one of those plastic chairs, and pull it over here,” Gerry said.
Ted moved the chair near Gerry's desk and sat down. He crossed his hands over his lap and looked around the office.
He glanced at Stevie, who he caught looking at him, again. She
