I wanted to smack her until I glanced over and saw the beret bouncing precariously on the top of her head, which brought an immense sense of satisfaction into my world.
Leah gave me a curious looked when I released a maniacal bout of laughter for no apparent reason and continued to peer at me as I managed to tone it down. Finally, I eased into a couple of tiny snorts, waving her off as she started to say something. It would have only made me start all over again.
Childish? Maybe, but perhaps we should embrace our inner child more often, especially in the face of potential danger.
We hiked up the street and crisscrossed the neighborhood until we were standing in front of the house that Randy Newman, my lawyer friend, owned. He and Nicoh’s gal pal, Pandora, had moved to Dallas for a new j
