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If you’ve been following along the past few Sundays, you know that our wereduck P.I. hero, Tom, was supposed to have a first meeting with a wealthy client at the best French restaurant in Talbot City. He’s hoping that this meeting will lead to more clients.
Instead, Leda Swanson is waiting for him, hoping to renew their old . . . acquaintance . . . for reasons not entirely her own.
Tom is keeping his cool, knowing that Leda isn’t used to that, from males of any species.
Leda Swanson had been the undisputed princess of Chaney High School: head cheerleader, diva of the Drama Club, and recurring guest star in the fantasies of three-fourths of the student body and half the faculty.
Jackie had always rated her intelligence on the level of a tube of lip gloss, but you couldn’t have everything.
Back then, for a little while, I’d thought Leda was more than enough.
She hadn’t been, but I had to admit that confusion looked very pretty on her. “So, what’s the problem?”
She smiled. “Do I need to have a problem, just to see an old friend?”
“You should ask one,” I said, opening the leather-bound menu.
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I promise, Tom doesn’t spend the entire meal doing this and Leda doesn’t spend the entire meal doing that.
But I admit I giggle a little when it happens.
Earful of Cider 
I think you need a picture of burn cream, not a band aid! Great snippet!
Couldn’t find one in the public domain, Paula. 😀
Thanks!
Ooh, looks like Tom is ruffling some feathers! Great snippet, as always!
I see what you did there, Christina! o-O
Thanks! 🙂
Keeping his cool is definitely throwing her off. Intriguing snippet. 🙂
It is. Thanks, Karen! 🙂
Ouch! Love the last line. Good one, Sarah. Nicely done. 😀
Thanks, Siobhan. 😀
Delicious dialogue. And I do believe we have a cliff hanger and it’s not inside the menu folder.
Thank you! We do, sort of, Charmaine, though that’s easy to do with only 8 sentences! 😀
He certainly has her number. I love the line about how she’s as intelligent as a tube of lip gloss.
He does, Carrie-Anne! 😉
Thank you!
This is a great snippet. Everyone knew that girl in high school. Lip gloss as a descriptor is a brilliant choice. Killer last line too.
Thank you, Jeff! That girl does seem to be a universal constant, doesn’t she? 🙂
Hahaha, love the last line;). Another fabulous snippet. Great 8.
Thanks, Tina! 🙂
Interesting snippet. I could feel the tension.
Thanks, Jennifer! 🙂
A wereduck detective? Now that sounds like a great concept.
I certainly hope so, Rafael! 🙂
A lot of writers are doing werepredators—and doing them well—but I only remember reading about a few wereprey animals and even fewer of those were the hero. I wanted to play with that a little . . .
Oh! And I thought last week’s work was a slam. That one’s going to burn for a while.
Have I mentioned that I like Tom a lot?
You’d think, right? 🙂
I like him, too, Kate—he gets to say all these lines I can’t/won’t/wouldn’t. 😀
He is keeping his head. Love the “you should ask one [friend]” as he not so subtly insults her. 😀
Tssssssshhh… That’s a burn. lol “You should ask one.” Priceless. 🙂
I bet everything looks pretty on her. She probably practices her expressions in the mirror.
Though I do wonder if different inanimate objects have different levels of intelligence.. Does maybe a letter opener mean you’re sharper than, say, being compared to a book end?
Yes. But I think she practices on people.
And I think being inanimate doesn’t preclude being sentient—or mischievous.
Letter openers may be sharper than bookends, but probably less literate. 😀
They’re both close to writing all the time, though, right? I guess books are higher class than letters–unless they’re old letters, from back when writing was an art.
I was thinking osmosis. Bookends spend more contact time with words. 🙂
That must mean bookshelves are brilliant! I like it.
I haven’t overloaded my shelves, I’m helping them improve themselves. 😀
Exactly! 😀
Love this dialogue.
Oooh, cutting remark from our Tom! Love it. And who believes for a second that she just wants to reconnect??? Such a cool story, ready for more now! Great snippet from so many angles…
Than you , Veronica!
I certainly don’t believe it. 😉
Loved the playful dialogue. Great snippet.
Thanks, Cecilia. 😉
“just” reconnect? Hmm … and I wonder about the menu. but love “intelligence on the level of a tube of lip gloss” what a classic!
Hmmm, indeed, Iris. 😀
Thanks!
It’s high time for Leda to throw a drink in his face.
Not quite yet, Mike. 🙂
I wanna know what comes next that makes you giggle. Can’t wait. Great snippet!
Thanks, Emmy! 🙂