"Yeah! - Hang on a sec"
"Oh, its you . . ."
She didnt wait for the pleasantries in the doorway, pushing past him.
"Come on in" he muttered under his breath
"New girlfriend?" She snickered, flipping the magazine page over
"What do you want Ellen?"
She still had this way of . . .
"I need money" she said matter-of-factly, sprawling back into the sofa and crossing her legs.
("Those legs")
"Ha! - Dont we all!"
- - - -
It was a sleepy Sunday morning in Madison, a planned annexation just outside the bustling metropolis of Breitonsburg.
The fall sun was pleasant and warm.
- - - -
"Im broke - your lawyers saw to that in the divorce, remember? "
"Oh dont give me that bullshit Alan!, 'daddy' would never let his precious son go without!" she quickly snapped back, releasing more animosity than she had intended.
- - - -
"Pour me a drink"
"Its ten in the morning"
"Pour me a goddamn drink!"
It wasnt long and he had dumped his coffee and joined her . . .
End of part 1