Eric Freeman (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} efree) wrote, |
He liked Izzy so far. She was fun and at least tried to have an interesting conversation. He wondered what stories she'd picked up in her travels, or what her life might have been like up to then, but he would ask about that in a moment. For now, a girl asks a question and a girl gets an answer. "So, my buddy from the Air Force owns an axe throwing range a little ways up the road. When I got out, I needed a job and a place to crash. He hooked up me up and I took some of my pension to buy in a minor stake in the business. I'm working there and there's some profit sharing stuff. To be honest, I don't fully understand it, but I get paid enough to keep a roof over my head so that's all I need."
He'd had to bite his lip to not make some remark about the money also being enough that his ex wouldn't bitch about it in the divorce, but he left that alone. He didn't want to be that guy.
"You're staying for a while then?"