I HATE THIS.

Wait  Ya looked around on the floorchecked the box

YES.

       It’s not here.

Try an rela . .

. . Don’t tell me relax, we’ve worked this puzzle better than a week, twothousand pieces.

he tried humour Onethousandninehunredninetynine

she iced him with her eyes

Well find it babe

It’s not finishedwe didn’t finish it complete it.

We did  wha   we coud

                           Get off your mad pony Well find it

I’ve been lookin . .

. . Youve only just told me

                           Next time when were closing out a puzzlethe last few pieces you can get your celebratory winemy beer

Youve stewed all of five minutes babe

                                          Give it another ten fifteen minutes before . . .

Before?

   Losin your mind

Isn’t that missing piece glaring?

No

What do you mean no?

When I was a boy there were a lot of men in the neighbourhood who lost hands eyes legs feet My Maw woud tell me not to stare it was impolite

Quit starin at it

                  Well look together after we have our drinks

she growled They’re supposed to be celebratory.

Mine is

   I know

You know what?

Your sister had people come in an clean houseyah

Yes. She wanted it spickanspan before we came to stay to care for the animals while they’re gone.

Yah

      Coud explain the missing piece

she glared That . . could explain the missing piece.  droll

We began it before they left Your sister hadnt wanted to startShit  another possibility

What the hell are you talking about?

Either the housekeepers or your sister  For entirely different reasons

What are you talking about?

Either ransom or petty selfserving interest

                                               You said your sister rebuffed a negotiation a price hike for cleaningdespite despite  she admitted shes been takin advantage of them for some time

Chickens come home to roost

Secondly Your sister wanted to help build the puzzle to completion

Ransom

She has the piece Shell complete it not you us

                                                    he took a long pull on his beerwatching her over it

impatient she sipped her cold clear white wine

Or

   Or?

he motioned with his beer

                            Ortha may be it there on edge against the baseboard

he thought shed snap her neckher suddenlook over her shoulder behind where she posted up an don a soul dare try an sit there

Fuuuuck.

           she set her wine down dropped to her knees crawled over to it

looked like religious penance mortification

                                              which he appreciated

he loved watching how her ass moved

   truth be knownSHSSSH

                              he leaned it when he learned they were building a twothousand piece puzzle

1738,  Reggaefriday,  12  7. 24

1325,  Sunday,  14  7. 24

Stones  You Should Have Seen Her Ass  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O3pACq13fs