Chapter 7Monday, with the shop closed as it always was except around Halloween, Lyle spent the morning rearranging his living room so that it didn’t seem so cluttered. He straightened his bookshelves, moved errant DVD’s back where they belonged on the stand next to the TV, and then went into the kitchen to tackle the cupboards. How canned goods ended up on three shelves when I only have enough to fill one is beyond me. And the pots and pans…He consolidated them into one cupboard beside the stove, leaving the other one for his small appliances, thereby freeing up counter space. When he finished, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
He was aware why the sudden need to do what he had. He wanted the place to look nice, or nicer than normal, in case he had Damien over for supper again. “He might
