01-06-2015, 12:04 PM
She was surprised at the accent. After so much Spanish, to hear a cultured English accent was out of place. It seemed to confirm that, at the very least, this man was unique.
She turned her head so that she could watch him peripherally. "Them. I would wager half the people here were probably at a cartel party last week."
She took another sip. "My guess is that as soon as Oakland leaves, this country and town will return to what it was."
She waved it all away as if it were nothing. "The way of the world."
She turned to look at him. He was not bad looking, though not her type, with those refined features and delicate build. Probably break a hip or something if she tried to manhandle him. Probably all that aristocratic inbreeding. Of course she'd never say any of that to him.
"You're a long way from home,"
she said feigning casual interest.
She turned her head so that she could watch him peripherally. "Them. I would wager half the people here were probably at a cartel party last week."
She took another sip. "My guess is that as soon as Oakland leaves, this country and town will return to what it was."
She waved it all away as if it were nothing. "The way of the world."
She turned to look at him. He was not bad looking, though not her type, with those refined features and delicate build. Probably break a hip or something if she tried to manhandle him. Probably all that aristocratic inbreeding. Of course she'd never say any of that to him.
"You're a long way from home,"
she said feigning casual interest.