Gemotions

"Perfect!" Barry exclaimed when his neighbor proposed the fence. The perfect opportunity! He’d been wanting to expand his garden, to claim a few extra inches of his own.

He spent the next few days 'researching' fence options. He showed his neighbor expensive, wrought-iron designs, elaborately carved gates, all far beyond what the man had initially mentioned. The designs would block the sun from the man's garden.

“We could do half and half?” the neighbor tentatively asked, looking at the pricetag.

“I’m really not in a financial position to do that right now,” Barry said easily, his eyes bright. He could almost taste the extra space. He watched the man’s face, eager to see him fold.