tailieunhanh - A Quick Bite

November 2000 "It's just a little dinner party." "Uh-huh." Standing, Greg Hewitt caught the phone receiver in the crook between his shoulder and neck, holding it in place with his chin as he began to clean up his desk in preparation for leaving the office. Anne's voice had taken on a wheedling tone, which was always a bad sign. Sighing inwardly, he shook his head as his sister rattled on, telling him what she had planned for the meal and so on, all in an effort to convince him to attend. | A Quick Bite Lynsay Sands A Quick Bite Author Lynsay Sands Category Horror Website http Date 11-October-2012 Page 1 219 http A Quick Bite Lynsay Sands Prologue November 2000 It s just a little dinner party. Uh-huh. Standing Greg Hewitt caught the phone receiver in the crook between his shoulder and neck holding it in place with his chin as he began to clean up his desk in preparation for leaving the office. Anne s voice had taken on a wheedling tone which was always a bad sign. Sighing inwardly he shook his head as his sister rattled on telling him what she had planned for the meal and so on all in an effort to convince him to attend. He noticed she wasn t mentioning who eise was to be at this little dinner but suspected he already knew. Greg had no doubt it would be Anne her husband John and yet another single female friend she hoped to hook up with her still-single older brother. So Greg paused and caught the phone in hand. He d obviously missed something. I m sorry what was that So what time can you get here tomorrow I won t be coming. Before she could whine he quickly added I can t. I ll be out of the country tomorrow. What There was a pause then a suspicious Why Where are you going Mexico. I m going on vacation. That s why I called you in the first place. I fly out first thing in the morning for Cancun. Knowing he d just set her aback Greg allowed a smile to tug at his lips as he juggled the phone around to don the suit jacket he d discarded earlier in the day. Mexico Anne said after a long pause. A vacation Greg couldn t decide if her bewilderment was amusing or just a sad commentary on his life to date. This was the first vacation he d taken since starting his psychology practice eight years ago. Actually he hadn t gone on vacation since starting university. He was a typical workaholic driven to succeed and willing to put in the hours to do so. It didn t leave much time for a social life. This vacation was long overdue. Listen I .