Rance snorted softly at her reply, not amusement, but more at the finality of it. "I can relate to that.” Even if parts of his life were seemingly settling down a bit, there was something new almost every day that threw his rhythm off and reminded him of the turns his life had taken.
At her question, he loosely folded his arms and glanced around the bar at the scattering of other customers, doing the woman the courtesy of not staring at her for a moment. "Steady enough. No one’s started a fight and nothin’s tried to eat me, yet.” The last came with a crooked smile that said the day was young enough for either to happen. Hell, Rance might enjoy a little excitement, though more from the former than the latter.
At her question, he loosely folded his arms and glanced around the bar at the scattering of other customers, doing the woman the courtesy of not staring at her for a moment. "Steady enough. No one’s started a fight and nothin’s tried to eat me, yet.” The last came with a crooked smile that said the day was young enough for either to happen. Hell, Rance might enjoy a little excitement, though more from the former than the latter.
