EpilogueSeveral weeks later, as the case worked its way through the judicial system, Bass had taken time off to have his car washed, which included vacuuming the seat cushions. He also found a neighborhood youth to mow his overgrown lawn. Bass even found time to read the article on bed and breakfasts Lucille had written.
He phoned her. “How about going out for a steak?”
“You buying?”
“Ah, I don’t know. Can we work that out later?”
Lucille hesitated. “Well, do you know if I can get a martini with that steak?”
“How about a martini first, then we go for steak? A country fried steak? I heard it was good.”
Lucille consented.
They scheduled drinks at a hotel bar for 6 o’clock. The hotel was a few blocks from Lucille’s job at the newspaper. Then they would drive to The Grill together.
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