Naked Came the Manatee
“ "Garcia," she replied.
8. STRANGE FISH—Tananarive Due Lilia Sands worked her overpainted face into a frown. "Garcia? Which Gar-cia? Do you know how many Garcias there are in the Dade County phone book?" She studied the young messenger, who was orbiting her as though he expected a tip. I'll give you a tip, all right, kid, Jake Lassiter thought. You'd better earn that ten bucks I just gave you and go back outside to keep an eye on Fay's pickup.
"What's his first name?" she asked the boy.
... He shrugged. "He said you'd know." Lilia smiled, then delicately raised her fingertips to her temple as if to brush away imaginary perspiration.
"Ah…" she said, with a long, rapturous sigh. "That Garcia." Jake shifted his weight from one sore leg to the other. Time out, he thought. He, Britt, and Fay had come to Lilia's for a lock of Castro's hair—the real Castro's hair. So, they had what they'd come for. No need to tango here all day. Even a pit bull reporter like Britt had to know when it was time to move on.MoreLess
8. STRANGE FISH—Tananarive Due Lilia Sands worked her overpainted face into a frown. "Garcia? Which Gar-cia? Do you know how many Garcias there are in the Dade County phone book?" She studied the young messenger, who was orbiting her as though he expected a tip. I'll give you a tip, all right, kid, Jake Lassiter thought. You'd better earn that ten bucks I just gave you and go back outside to keep an eye on Fay's pickup.
"What's his first name?" she asked the boy.
... He shrugged. "He said you'd know." Lilia smiled, then delicately raised her fingertips to her temple as if to brush away imaginary perspiration.
"Ah…" she said, with a long, rapturous sigh. "That Garcia." Jake shifted his weight from one sore leg to the other. Time out, he thought. He, Britt, and Fay had come to Lilia's for a lock of Castro's hair—the real Castro's hair. So, they had what they'd come for. No need to tango here all day. Even a pit bull reporter like Britt had to know when it was time to move on.MoreLess
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