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out where they are with passing the law on
death by lethal injection instead of the electric chair.”
“Yeah, sure,
man. I can see what I can find. I’ll work on that, and you let me know where
you want me to search for data on you—you know, erasing or swapping out
what you mentioned earlier.”
Silence fell
between them, and Grizz could hear the wall clock ticking. “So, the inmates
refer to you as Pretty?”
William
turned red, looked away. “Can’t help how I look.”
“I don’t
like it. What’s your real name? Your whole name?”
“William
Franklin Petty,” the young man answered, looking Grizz in the eyes. “But I’ve
always gone by Willie.”
Grizz
thought carefully for a minute. He didn’t want Petty going by Willie. That name
might be turned into something almost as degrading as Pretty.
“From now
on, you’re Bill. Anyone who calls you otherwise will answer to me.”
Grizz rose
from his chair then, retrieved his T-shirt from the office, and headed for the
door.
“Same time
next week, Bill,” he called over his shoulder. And he was gone.
Chapter Ten
Ginny
2000,
Fort Lauderdale (After the Execution)
“ You did what ?” Tommy asked me, as I lay wrapped in his arms
that night. The look of disbelief on his face was almost comical.
“I showed up
at your office all ready to seduce you and went to lunch with Alec instead. You
were out with Eileen,” I told him, laughing and trying not to blush at the
entire situation again.
He pulled
back to look at me, a knowing glint in his eyes. “You haven’t done that since
my birthday! What made today so special? And before you answer that, remind me
to kick myself in the ass for taking Eileen to have her car fixed.”
He got
serious then as something dawned on him.
“Oh Gin, I
didn’t even ask you how today went. You were supposed to clean out Carter’s
garage. Did you do it? Are you all right?”
I sat up in
our bed then and faced him. I crossed my legs in front of me, resting my elbows
on my knees and told him everything. From the moment I arrived at Carter’s
until I got home from my lunch date with Alec. I told him about my childhood
Bible and the letter and other paperwork it contained. I told him about the box
I found in the guesthouse. About the earrings I’d put away for Mimi. I told him
everything except for the fact that one of Grizz’s bikes was missing. I had no
intention of ever wearing that bandana so it made absolutely no sense to let
Tommy worry or think about something that would never happen. No. Grizz was
dead and gone as far as I was concerned, and I would not allow him to drive
another wedge between my husband and me.
I suddenly
felt lighter as the emotional baggage I'd carried all day evaporated. It felt
good to get everything off my chest. Well, until I looked at Tommy’s creased
brow. He looked worried.
“Are you
okay, Ginny? I mean, the letter from Delia has to be messing with you.
Especially after we’ve put so much behind us. To dig something like that up
from the past. To know how your father died. Why Delia treated you the way she
did. And the fact that you had a sister that died, too. It just seems like a
lot to digest, honey. Do you want to talk more about it?”
The love in
his eyes was so genuine, and I couldn’t help but notice the little spark I saw
when I told him I’d asked Carter to throw away the cardboard box of Grizz’s
keepsakes. I leaned over to kiss him.
“No, Tommy.
I don’t want to talk about it, and truthfully, I don’t need to.”
“You’re
okay, Ginny? You’re really okay? You’d tell me, right?”
I gently
kissed his neck as my hand made its way down his flat stomach in search of his
manhood.
“Yes, I
would tell you. I’m fine. I’m really fine,” I whispered in his ear.
I could feel
his body relax as he exhaled loudly, his growing erection evidence that he
wanted me as much as I wanted him. He started to turn me on my back, but I
stopped him.
“This
death by lethal injection instead of the electric chair.”
“Yeah, sure,
man. I can see what I can find. I’ll work on that, and you let me know where
you want me to search for data on you—you know, erasing or swapping out
what you mentioned earlier.”
Silence fell
between them, and Grizz could hear the wall clock ticking. “So, the inmates
refer to you as Pretty?”
William
turned red, looked away. “Can’t help how I look.”
“I don’t
like it. What’s your real name? Your whole name?”
“William
Franklin Petty,” the young man answered, looking Grizz in the eyes. “But I’ve
always gone by Willie.”
Grizz
thought carefully for a minute. He didn’t want Petty going by Willie. That name
might be turned into something almost as degrading as Pretty.
“From now
on, you’re Bill. Anyone who calls you otherwise will answer to me.”
Grizz rose
from his chair then, retrieved his T-shirt from the office, and headed for the
door.
“Same time
next week, Bill,” he called over his shoulder. And he was gone.
Chapter Ten
Ginny
2000,
Fort Lauderdale (After the Execution)
“ You did what ?” Tommy asked me, as I lay wrapped in his arms
that night. The look of disbelief on his face was almost comical.
“I showed up
at your office all ready to seduce you and went to lunch with Alec instead. You
were out with Eileen,” I told him, laughing and trying not to blush at the
entire situation again.
He pulled
back to look at me, a knowing glint in his eyes. “You haven’t done that since
my birthday! What made today so special? And before you answer that, remind me
to kick myself in the ass for taking Eileen to have her car fixed.”
He got
serious then as something dawned on him.
“Oh Gin, I
didn’t even ask you how today went. You were supposed to clean out Carter’s
garage. Did you do it? Are you all right?”
I sat up in
our bed then and faced him. I crossed my legs in front of me, resting my elbows
on my knees and told him everything. From the moment I arrived at Carter’s
until I got home from my lunch date with Alec. I told him about my childhood
Bible and the letter and other paperwork it contained. I told him about the box
I found in the guesthouse. About the earrings I’d put away for Mimi. I told him
everything except for the fact that one of Grizz’s bikes was missing. I had no
intention of ever wearing that bandana so it made absolutely no sense to let
Tommy worry or think about something that would never happen. No. Grizz was
dead and gone as far as I was concerned, and I would not allow him to drive
another wedge between my husband and me.
I suddenly
felt lighter as the emotional baggage I'd carried all day evaporated. It felt
good to get everything off my chest. Well, until I looked at Tommy’s creased
brow. He looked worried.
“Are you
okay, Ginny? I mean, the letter from Delia has to be messing with you.
Especially after we’ve put so much behind us. To dig something like that up
from the past. To know how your father died. Why Delia treated you the way she
did. And the fact that you had a sister that died, too. It just seems like a
lot to digest, honey. Do you want to talk more about it?”
The love in
his eyes was so genuine, and I couldn’t help but notice the little spark I saw
when I told him I’d asked Carter to throw away the cardboard box of Grizz’s
keepsakes. I leaned over to kiss him.
“No, Tommy.
I don’t want to talk about it, and truthfully, I don’t need to.”
“You’re
okay, Ginny? You’re really okay? You’d tell me, right?”
I gently
kissed his neck as my hand made its way down his flat stomach in search of his
manhood.
“Yes, I
would tell you. I’m fine. I’m really fine,” I whispered in his ear.
I could feel
his body relax as he exhaled loudly, his growing erection evidence that he
wanted me as much as I wanted him. He started to turn me on my back, but I
stopped him.
“This
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