Steve’s Shorts: Russians, Part Three of Five…

Russians

Copyright 2016, Steven M. Moore

Part Three of Five

Once inside the houseboat, Jan and Boris went around closing blinds and shutters. He turned on the old TV set. He left her watching, found a liquor stash with a few bottles that weren’t empty—why keep the empty ones?—and poured generous servings into some heavy water glasses he had rinsed out. He joined her on the sofa and handed her a glass.

“I’m not twenty-one.” He shrugged. She took several swallows of the Canadian whiskey. “This...