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I scooped up my little buddy and set her on my lap. She seemed perfectly content. “I didn’t know ducks were so friendly.”
“They’re not usually.”
I grazed my nails lightly over Daisy’s head. “I guess we got lucky then.”
Fox was quiet for a few heartbeats. “Think he’s the one who got lucky.”
“Was that…a compliment? Because I’m still not recovered from the shock of the last one you gave me.”
He squinted. “When was that?”
“You told me I lookedpretty good. Obviously flattery isn’t your strong point.”
Fox lifted his beer to his lips, but his eyes dropped down and locked on my cleavage as he drank. After he emptied the bottle, he stood.
“You want another one?”
“Sure. Why not?”
He came back with two frosty Heinekens and passed me one.
“Where did you say my uncle lived again?”
“North side. Apartment complex over on Barnyard Avenue—at least last I knew.”
“Maybe I’ll reach out. I don’t know much about my mother’s family or her family’s history.”
“If you want. Though sometimes the past is better off left right where it is.”
I don’t know why, but I got the feeling he wasn’t just giving me advice, but speaking from personal experience. A few minutes later, the automatic sprinklers on Fox’s lawn went on. Every time a spray hit the bush behind me, poor Daisy jumped.
“I guess I should put the baby to bed,” I said. “What do you think I should set up for her to sleep on?”
“How about grass or a lake.”
“Ha ha. You know what I meant.”
“I don’t know. Hay?”
“I don’t have any. Do you?”
“Nope.”
“There’s a bunch of old bedding in the garage. I was going to toss it, but I forgot when the dumpster was here.”
“That’ll work. Unless of course it’s down. Might’ve been one of her friends.”
I chuckled and stood. “Thank you again for letting me plant with you. And for the beer.”
Fox stood. It wasn’t the first time he’d done that—stood when I did. He had old-school manners, which I liked. “Good luck with Donald.”
“It’s Daisy.”
“No, it’s not.”
I’d made it halfway across the grass to my house when Fox yelled. “Hey Doc?”
I turned. “Yeah?”
