Rainbow Snippets--Blind Ante

I've starting to feel like Blind Ante and Cut Shot are never getting published. Always, there is something else that has a higher priority. I'm working on a novella at the moment for a project at the end of the year. Since it's a group project, it's front and center. And since I'm a slow writer, it'll probably take me all summer to finish the first draft. I need life to slow down!

In this snippet from Blind Ante, Jordan has come into the bar where Reese works. He's not usually much of a drinker, but on this one night, there is something obviously bothering him. After a couple of shots and a beer, he starts singing. The little ditty has significance later in the story. Do you recognize it?

Reese went back to work, tossing bottles and flirting, but he kept an eye on Jordan as he sat with his jaw resting on his palm. He was staring off into space, his mind floating somewhere far away. 

Jordan began to sing, so low Reese could barely hear. “Pete and Repeat, sitting on a fence. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repeat.” He frowned as Jordan sang it again. It was…odd. 

Eventually, Jordan caught Reese watching him and his mouth curled up on one side in an embarrassed grin. “Which are you? Pete or Repeat?”

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