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“You ladies are going to make me fat” Preppy leaned back and patted his flat stomach
Arlene stood up “Saarden Coood-bye before you leave” Arlene set down her teacup, picked up a wide briloves, and disappeared through the front door
“Let’s do the da,” Preppy said He stood and walked down the hall, pausing at a door furthest down the s or do you think this is where I keep allagain, totally hurts my jaw”
“Ha ha very funny” At this point, there could be a three-ring circus behind that door, and I wouldn’t have been surprised “We’ve already established that you’re not getting paid to be a man-whore”
“Nope Just a man-whore for fun”
“So enlighten me Why exactly are we here?”
“We’re gardening” Preppy opened the door and stepped aside, allowing me to enter first What I ca circus Rows upon rows of leafy green plants filled the sh techfro A mister chirped out a puff of vapor every few seconds Preppy pushed his way past me and set his backpack down on the floor He opened it and took out soh the rows of plants he inspected each one Occasionally he used lass to closely inspect the leaves
“You’re growing pot?”
“BINGO”
“In an old lady’s house, you’re growing pot Why?”
“If you had to guess what it was I was doing here would this have ever entered your mind as a possibility?”
“No”
“That’s why”
“So Gladys, too?”
“And several others around town We pay their ive them cash if that’s what they want, and in return they let us use a roorow our plants”
“So, you aren’t a granny nanny?”
“Was that your second guess? Well, I suppose that’s better than hooker, but no, I’h I do reenhouse contributors Keeps the to do business with us Keeps the law off our backs”
“I think I liked it better when I thought you were a hooker”
Preppy opened his arms wide and looked around the room with pride “Kid, welcome to my brain-child Welcome to Granny Growhouse”
“So, that’s what you call your operation? Granny Growhouse?” We were back in the car after another three stops, and Preppy just announced that Betty had been our last stop for the day