Chapter Twenty FiVE
The next morning when my alarm went off, I cursed the extra glass of wine I drank with dinner. Exhausted and cranky from so little sleep, I showered and dragged my sad sack self to the library. Charlie waited outside for me. Today was the day he took the garbage out and helped clean.
“ Hey there, pretty lady. Don’t take this wrong, but you look like something not even my cat would bother dragging in,” Charlie said. He followed behind me as I unlocked the doors. He grabbed the garbage pail nearest the front door and took it with him to empty into the large can.
“ I feel even worse,” I grumbled. “I ate dinner with Senator Campbell last night. My one glass of wine turned into three. I’m not equipped to handle a good time.”
“ Senator Campbell, huh? He’s here because
