Tea

“What? No!”
Jen’s nod was smug as she stood by the hot tea pot. Stef’s eyes were wide as she put her cup down.
“Then what?”
“Ann broke her nose!”
Stef’s gasp was loud in the room. “But why?”
“She caught Lynn with Jim back of the five and dime.”
“That tramp! Knew she was no good when she came to town.” Stef shook her head with a snort. “What did Jim do then?”
“What Jim does each time he gets caught… lie.”
“Of course. Ann should leave him.”
“I think she did. She told him to pack up and go to his mom’s.”
“Sure! Like last time?”
“No. I think she is done. Joe was out to fix the locks this time.”
“For real?” Stef sought then took a sip of tea.
“For real. Put his box of crap on the lawn.” Jen said with a nod.
“Good. No less than she should.”
“Yep.”
Stef and Jen each took sips of their tea, then Stef put her tea down and held her hand up.
“Did you hear that Jane lost more cash at the crap game?”
“No shock there. What did Clem say?”
“Not a word. She was drunk and he just shook his head.”
“Wow!”
“Right? They are so bad with cash. Clem lost a huge bet with Joe that Jim would not get caught this time.” Stef said with a roll of her eyes.
“The fool.”
“Yep.”
The two heard the door open and close then Jake came in the room with a sly grin.
“What are you two up to?” he quizzed them.
“Just thought we would share a bit of tea. Want some?” Jen said with a smile as she held up her cup.

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