Well, Ma, see... there's this girl." Silence. He checked to make sure the call hadn't been dropped. "You still there, Ma?" A sniffle. "You can't be crying already," he said. "I haven't told you anything about her yet." "It doesn't matter, Nick," his mother said through her tears. "Those are the three words I've been waiting thirty-four years to hear.
Julie JamesYou are really starting to annoy me, Stanton.โ Nick didnโt blink. โGood. By the end of the night I hope to finish the job.
Julie JamesRaise your hand if you had no idea youโd see so much nudity in one week of jury duty.โ Twelve hands flew straight into the air. And unbelievably, Payton laughed.
Julie JamesSome jobs required a certain level of detachment; a turning off of emotions in order to do the things that needed to be done.
Julie JamesYouโre right,โ she acknowledged. โI donโt know you, really. We spent all of about thirty minutes together nearly a decade ago. Still, I think the Kyle Rhodes who walked me home and gave me the shirt off his back would do the right thing no matter how pissed he was at my office. So if that guy is hanging around this penthouse anywhere, tell him to call me.
Julie James