Idk
Copyright© 2024 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 15
George said, “Where’s the list?” Instead of arguing ... George is rather large ... I forked over.
“That’s quite the list,” George said. How do you want to do this?”
“We ... I ... thought we’d go with you.” Jackie was already looking fierce. George simply said... “Yes.”
Jackie wilted.
“Thought I was going to say no?”
“Yes,” she said.
“I could tell,” he replied. “I know better. I was married once.”
Jackie gave him the mom look. “What’s that supposed to mean?” she said.
“I wanted to have my own way one too many times.”
“I see ... married once.”
“Yup ... exactly.”
So ... we went grocery shopping with George ... and ... it was fun. Jackie embarrassed us in the carrots ... although ... the cucumbers were almost as bad.
The fruits and vegetables stocker told her, “You’re buying that!” He didn’t see her in the carrots.
George tried to get past the steak selection. “Too damn expensive,” he said.
I put a stop to that. I spent a couple of hundred on porterhouse.
“We were planning on meatloaf tonight. Agnetha makes the best meatloaf.” He noticed our inquisitive look. “Charles’ wife.” “She’s a Swede.”
“He introduced her as his wife ... never gave a name.”
“Charles is like that ... he thinks he runs the house ... she lets him ... think it.”
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