"My case load is a little heavy right now...", I lied. That was quite an exaggeration! My appointment book had collected a layer of dust as thick as that stack of dead presidents on the edge of the desk
"...but you look really distressed over this affair.", I said, "I'll take the two grand now and I expect three more when I solve this case."
"Oh Thank you!", Jones exclaimed. "I knew those ugly rumors about you couldn't be all true."
That's when she suddenly threw her arms around me and planted a big, wet kiss right on my lips! But I was distracted and thinking What rumors?
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What to do next?