“Nickel telling Molly about Dexter hitting on other women,” I said. “I’m sure she knew he wasn’t making it up, so why keep that guy around?” “No idea,” Ida Belle said. “Maybe so she could whup up on him in that cage,” Gertie said. “He was mad as heck when we saw him at her house the other day. I bet given an opportunity, he’d return the favor.” “Possibly,” I said. “But then we’ve only seen him twice and he was angry both times. For all we know, he might sing opera while petting kittens every night.” Gertie giggled. “Now there’s an image. You definitely have a way with tall tales. Another forty
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