“Keep the change,” she said, handing him the glass. Their fingers brushed. Her skin was cool, expensive-lotion soft.
“I have three more deliveries,” he managed.
And as Leo sat on the edge of the pool, dangling his legs into the cool water, watching this woman glide toward him with the hunger of someone who hadn’t been touched in months, he realized he’d never make that recording studio money delivering pizzas the usual way.
“Ma’am,” she repeated, tasting the word like it was a joke. “Makes me sound ancient. I’m Nora.”
“Finally,” she said, not looking up from her tablet. “I ordered that an hour ago. You took the scenic route?”
“Leo.” He set the box on the glass table. “That’ll be forty-two fifty.”
“Keep the change,” she said, handing him the glass. Their fingers brushed. Her skin was cool, expensive-lotion soft.
“I have three more deliveries,” he managed.
And as Leo sat on the edge of the pool, dangling his legs into the cool water, watching this woman glide toward him with the hunger of someone who hadn’t been touched in months, he realized he’d never make that recording studio money delivering pizzas the usual way.
“Ma’am,” she repeated, tasting the word like it was a joke. “Makes me sound ancient. I’m Nora.”
“Finally,” she said, not looking up from her tablet. “I ordered that an hour ago. You took the scenic route?”
“Leo.” He set the box on the glass table. “That’ll be forty-two fifty.”