“Manny, pull the car around. We’re leaving.”
Manny hadn’t noticed Dominic walk up. He was engrossed in a dirty joke Little John was telling. He looked at Dominic, then at Audrey. He stood up without a word, buttoned his jacket, and downed the rest of his coffee.
Dominic said, “Pull around the back to the kitchen. We’ll meet you there.”
“Excuse me?” Audrey said. “I have some packages in Joe’s car. We did some shopping earlier.” She wasn’t demanding about it, but Dominic got the impression she wasn’t asking either.
“Joe will bring them back. He’s only going to be another hour or two.”
“I’d like to have them now. There are two dresses that really should be hung up. I’d like to put the other items away before I go to bed.”
Manny glanced at Dominic, one eyebrow arched. Dominic stared back, an unspoken conversation between them.
“Get Joe’s driver to load them in the back seat,” Dominic said finally. “Then pull the car around.”
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