Tessa listened with her chin propped on one hand. A line formed behind him, and she sold a man a newspaper, two scratch-offs, and a pack of mints without losing the thread of Nick’s story.
When he finished, she looked genuinely offended on his behalf.
“That’s ridiculous,” she said. “You know that, right?”
Nick blinked. “I’ve heard a lot of things. Ridiculous continue reading …