Heat Lightning
“"Sorry. His name was, uh, Hao Nguyen," Virgil said. "He was pretty surprised to hear from me, I can tell you." She brushed it off. "You called a spy?" "Yup. He told me to get lost." She had her phone out, dialed, waited a minute, then said, "Hey, Dad. Virgil and I are on the way to the dance club. He just told me that he called some spy up in the Vietnamese embassy in Ottawa. About you. Yeah. He said 'One Truck Load' . . . No, no, he said, Hao Nguyen. Yeah. Yeah, I bet. Okay, I will." She hung ...up, and Virgil said, "Boy, I sure hope he doesn't hear about that." She said, "Now he's really pissed." "You said, 'I will.' What was that?" "He wants me to see what else I can worm out of you," she said.
"Well, hell," Virgil said, "I am the talkative sort." HE TOOK HER TO One-Eyed Dick's Tejas Tap in Roseville, where they had dancing and live music. They lucked into a booth, she got a Corona with a slice of lime, he ordered a lemonade. "You have a problem with alcohol?" she asked.
It took him a second, then he said, "Oh.MoreLess
"Well, hell," Virgil said, "I am the talkative sort." HE TOOK HER TO One-Eyed Dick's Tejas Tap in Roseville, where they had dancing and live music. They lucked into a booth, she got a Corona with a slice of lime, he ordered a lemonade. "You have a problem with alcohol?" she asked.
It took him a second, then he said, "Oh.MoreLess
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