A minute or so later Calvin heard the water come on. He could do with a shower himself, but figured they would stop off at his folks’ place, so decided he’d use the bathroom there. Remembering he needed to call Tim, Calvin reached for his cell again.
Someone knocked on the door.
“f**k!”
Calvin went into the hallway, looked at the closed bathroom door, then at the front door. Whoever was there was persistent as they knocked again. Calvin guessed he’d better go see who it was.
“Who are you?” the visitor asked. He was thin and balding, and the suit he wore was made of cheap, shiny cloth. Calvin took an instant dislike to him.
Calvin thought of several retorts, but decided to be good, for the moment. “Hey there.” He put on a big smile and held out his hand. “Nice day, isn’t it? But th
