“Yep,” Dexter added.“And it’s gonna get a whole lot hotter.”
“Cl-cli-mate change.”
At ten after ten, the little bell over the front door tinkled.“Hello?”
Florence walked from the kitchen to the dining room.“Howdy, table for one?”
“Uh, no.I’m here to see Jamie.I’m Joesph.”
Chapter Twenty
Joesph followed Florenceinto the kitchen, a big smile on her face.“You have a visitor, Jamie.”
Jamie looked up and then immediately closed his eyes.Oh hell.His friend was wearing tight,very tight, cutoff jean shorts, which were close to being Daisy Dukes, and a red tank top, also very tight.A cowboy hat and, to top off the ensemble, were red cowboy boots.
Joesph quickly closed the space between himself and Jamie and hugged his friend.“I don’tevenknow how to thank you,” Joesph said and hugged Jamie again.“You wouldnotbelieve the tirade I had to listen to when I told thatdreadfulwoman that I was dumping her big ass.”
“Hi, Joesph,” Jamie said, hugging his friend back.“Didn’t take you very long to get here.”
Joesph leaned against the biscuit bench that Jamie had just cleaned.“Traffic was light once I got out of Midtown.”Joesph glanced around, then slowly looked at Jamie.“I have my work cut out for me.”
His friend wasn’t exactly a flaming queen, but there was no doubt that he was gay.Slightly effeminate, but definitely not masculine either.He was mostly African American, but his grandmother had been Vietnamese.He was a tall man with almond shaped eyes, and his skin was flawless.He was slender, but tightly muscled.
“Yeah, I think so,” Jamie replied, shaking his head.“First things first.Florence, why don’t you show Joesph the dining room?”
The entirety of the staff was standing there, looking at Joesph.
“Don’t you think you should at least introduce us to your friend?”Florence was all smiles, and with an evil glint in her eyes.
“Hi, everyone.I’m Joesph Collins.So glad to meet all of you.”
Florence took it upon herself to introduce Joesph to everyone, her hand around his arm, just above the elbow.When she was done, she said, “And I justloveyour outfit!”
Even Walter groaned at that.
The women went with Joesph to look at the dining room, chatting like old friends as they meandered through the space.
