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Authors: Carol Higgins Clark
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Avenue? It’d make me feel as if we were in a Woody Allen movie.”
“You like Woody Allen?” Chip asked excitedly.
Georgina nodded. “ Annie Hall is one of my favorite movies of all time.”
“I have all his comedy tapes. He’s hysterical. He’s what got me interested in comedy.” Chip started to laugh. “I already have a bunch of jokes I wrote about being so tall.”
“I can’t wait to hear them.” Georgina massaged his neck and said softly, “Sitting with you on a park bench, sipping champagne, listening to your jokes—what more could a girl ask for?”
Chip gave her a quick hug. “I’m so psyched you’re a Woody Allen fan. The last girl I went out with did not get his humor at all.” He reached up for Georgina’s hands, pulled them from around his neck, and hurriedly started walking her down the block. “I doubt there are any liquor stores open now, but let’s see if we can find a hotel or restaurant that will sell us a bottle to go.”
“Whoopee!” Georgina laughed. “This is going to be so much fun.”
15
“S o how are we going to do this?” Lorraine asked Clay.
Clay sighed deeply. He stood, walked over to the window with the gravity of a deep thinker pondering world issues, and stared out at the vast darkness that was Central Park. “Lorraine?” he began in a serious tone as he rubbed his chin.
“Yes.”
“Do you still have keys to the apartment?”
“Why wouldn’t I have keys?” Lorraine asked somewhat impatiently. “Until a couple of hours ago I thought I still lived there. But what good is that going to do us now? They must have changed the locks.”
Clay smiled and shook his head. “Lorraine, Lorraine. Sweetie, they might not have changed the locks yet. Most times people don’t change the locks until a renovation is complete. These people would have no reason to worry that you or the Candy Man would barge back in, now would they?”
“I suppose not. But once they knocked down the wall between the two lofts, their old loft and everything in it is accessible with our keys.”
Clay turned to her and folded his arms. “During renovations people usually make sure all their valuables are locked up. They know that workmen are coming and going all the time. The contractor often has keys. So why bother changing all the locks until the work is all done? There is always someone who can get in. Changing the locks when the job is finished ensures that no one who worked on the place can gain entry at a later date.”
Lorraine jumped up. “You’re brilliant, Clay! It’s so simple, but it took you to figure it out. We have to get down there as soon as possible.”
Clay drank in her praise. It felt good to have someone compliment him these days. It seemed that everyone in his life was on his case about one thing or another. He cleared his throat. “There’s only one thing.”
“What?”
“Is there a chain on the door?”
“No. Conrad and I had talked about getting one but never got around to it. Those locks are heavy duty so we weren’t too worried. I just hope the new owners didn’t put one on.”
“If they didn’t change the locks yet, then I’m sure they wouldn’t have bothered with a chain. Those things are usually puny anyway. First thing we’ll do is try and gain access with your keys. If worse comes to worst and we get caught trying to get in, you can always say that you didn’t believe Conrad. You thought he was bluffing when he said he sold the place.”
“I knew that you were the one to call,” Lorraine said excitedly, as she fluffed up her hair and stretched out her arms like a peacock. “Yessss! You are brilliant! I’ll have those letters back in no time. You’ll have cash in the bank. We’ll celebrate!” Lorraine ran over and gave Clay a meaningful hug, similar to the ones they shared after performing a great scene together in class. You’d have thought they had just negotiated world peace.
Filled with positive energy, Clay joked,
“You like Woody Allen?” Chip asked excitedly.
Georgina nodded. “ Annie Hall is one of my favorite movies of all time.”
“I have all his comedy tapes. He’s hysterical. He’s what got me interested in comedy.” Chip started to laugh. “I already have a bunch of jokes I wrote about being so tall.”
“I can’t wait to hear them.” Georgina massaged his neck and said softly, “Sitting with you on a park bench, sipping champagne, listening to your jokes—what more could a girl ask for?”
Chip gave her a quick hug. “I’m so psyched you’re a Woody Allen fan. The last girl I went out with did not get his humor at all.” He reached up for Georgina’s hands, pulled them from around his neck, and hurriedly started walking her down the block. “I doubt there are any liquor stores open now, but let’s see if we can find a hotel or restaurant that will sell us a bottle to go.”
“Whoopee!” Georgina laughed. “This is going to be so much fun.”
15
“S o how are we going to do this?” Lorraine asked Clay.
Clay sighed deeply. He stood, walked over to the window with the gravity of a deep thinker pondering world issues, and stared out at the vast darkness that was Central Park. “Lorraine?” he began in a serious tone as he rubbed his chin.
“Yes.”
“Do you still have keys to the apartment?”
“Why wouldn’t I have keys?” Lorraine asked somewhat impatiently. “Until a couple of hours ago I thought I still lived there. But what good is that going to do us now? They must have changed the locks.”
Clay smiled and shook his head. “Lorraine, Lorraine. Sweetie, they might not have changed the locks yet. Most times people don’t change the locks until a renovation is complete. These people would have no reason to worry that you or the Candy Man would barge back in, now would they?”
“I suppose not. But once they knocked down the wall between the two lofts, their old loft and everything in it is accessible with our keys.”
Clay turned to her and folded his arms. “During renovations people usually make sure all their valuables are locked up. They know that workmen are coming and going all the time. The contractor often has keys. So why bother changing all the locks until the work is all done? There is always someone who can get in. Changing the locks when the job is finished ensures that no one who worked on the place can gain entry at a later date.”
Lorraine jumped up. “You’re brilliant, Clay! It’s so simple, but it took you to figure it out. We have to get down there as soon as possible.”
Clay drank in her praise. It felt good to have someone compliment him these days. It seemed that everyone in his life was on his case about one thing or another. He cleared his throat. “There’s only one thing.”
“What?”
“Is there a chain on the door?”
“No. Conrad and I had talked about getting one but never got around to it. Those locks are heavy duty so we weren’t too worried. I just hope the new owners didn’t put one on.”
“If they didn’t change the locks yet, then I’m sure they wouldn’t have bothered with a chain. Those things are usually puny anyway. First thing we’ll do is try and gain access with your keys. If worse comes to worst and we get caught trying to get in, you can always say that you didn’t believe Conrad. You thought he was bluffing when he said he sold the place.”
“I knew that you were the one to call,” Lorraine said excitedly, as she fluffed up her hair and stretched out her arms like a peacock. “Yessss! You are brilliant! I’ll have those letters back in no time. You’ll have cash in the bank. We’ll celebrate!” Lorraine ran over and gave Clay a meaningful hug, similar to the ones they shared after performing a great scene together in class. You’d have thought they had just negotiated world peace.
Filled with positive energy, Clay joked,
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