Today is Book Quote Wednesday. The word of the day is AFTER.
Then the rabbit removed the left paw of his costume with his teeth and gave Sue Ellen the middle finger salute. He hurdled over my prone body, splayed out on the floor, and stomped out of the office without so much as an apology for knocking me over, let alone an offer to help me up. I sat up and poked my extremities to make sure nothing more than my pride had been injured. Satisfied that my body, if not my self-respect, remained in one piece, I shook myself to get out the kinks the way my standard poodle Siggie does AFTER a bath. I stretched as far as possible and grabbed the messenger bag. I spent the next five minutes crawling on all fours around the room, stuffing everything back inside the case. Note to self: Next time, zip the damned bag closed. As I shoved the last sample back in the messenger bag, Sue Ellen’s assistant came out of the buyer’s office and observed me sprawled across the floor. I bit the inside of my cheek not to laugh as Abby deadpanned. “Sue Ellen will see you now.” Death by Jelly Beans #bookqw #mustread #cozymystery #wrp https://books2read.com/u/bWx9jY
