Title:Fletch
Author(s): Gregory Mcdonald
Publisher(s): Vintage Books
Pages: 208
Year: 2002
Format: EPUB
Language: English
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Joan Collins Stanwyk played tennis like a pro, but utterly without the flash of passion that made a champion. She was smooth, even, polished; a well-educated, well-experienced tennis player. It was difficult to get anything by her, or to outthink her, yet she didn’t seem to be deeply involved—paying attention. She was also without the sense of fun and of joy that a beginning tennis player has. She was competent, terrifically competent, and bored.
She won the set, walked to the net, shook hands with her opponent and smiled precisely as she would have if she had lost. They both collected sweaters and ambled up to the pavilion.
Fletch turned his chair to face the entrance.
She had to greet many people, using the same shake of the hand and smile as she used at the net. It was a moment before her eyes wandered along the rail and found Fletch.
He stood up.
She excused herself and came over immediately.
“Why, John. I thought you were in Milwaukee.”
“Montana,” Fletch said.
“Yes, of course. Montana.” She sat at the table.
“Just before leaving for the airport Saturday, my boss called and asked me to stay a few more days. Some customers to see.”
“Why didn’t you call me?”
“I was busy seeing customers.” He was sitting at the table, finishing his drink. “Besides, I thought I would come by on Tuesday.”
“Why Tuesday?”
“Because you said Tuesday was the day your husband came home from the office at a reasonable hour.”
Beneath her tan, her cheeks turned red.
I see.
“Didn’t you say your husband has Tuesdays reserved for you?”
“You’re rather putting it to me, aren’t you, John?”
“I hope to.”
Joan Collins Stanwyk, keeping her eyes in his, laughed. She had a lovely throat.
She said, “Well, now…”
He said, “I’m sorry I can’t offer you a drink.”
“You ask a great many more questions than you appear to ask, John. And what’s more, you listen to the answers. You must be very good at what you do.”
“What do I do?”
“Why, sell furniture, of course. Isn’t that what you said?”
“I’m really quite expert on beds.”
She said, “Would you believe that I have one?”