The Arrangement
Joe and Harriett weren’t a typical couple. This is a bonus post for paid subscribers. Join today to read on!
Joe Croft walked into the diner and scanned the few occupied seats. He quickly spotted the nervous-looking redhead sitting in a booth toward the back. He removed his hat as he approached and stopped at her table.
“Are you Harriett?”
She leaned away from him and eyed him suspiciously, then nodded and pointed her cigarette toward the seat across from her. Joe slid into the booth and placed his hat and shopping bag next to him. Harriett studied him through the veil of cigarette smoke. Her eyes were intensely blue.