Two playing cards lay facedown on the coffee table in front of me beside four other cards, these face-up. For the past hour and a half, we’d been playing Texas Hold 'em. It was a good thing we weren't playing for real money, because Evers was kicking my ass. I was terrible...
Maggie spent more time at her own place than with him and he wasn’t sure what to make of it—if she was just seeking space enough to clear her head, or if she was distancing herself from him. He knew he’d lost his temper with that bastard ex of hers, but how else would anyone expect him to react t...
Maggie had disappeared a while ago, stating that she needed to catch up on her beauty sleep. Cami knew that her friend had simply drunk too much and needed to crash. Cami had wondered out onto the dock alone, watching the seagulls dive into the ocean. She was more than a l...
Dad asked the second I walked into the kitchen. “Sleeping,” I said, not wanting to say more. If I had my way she’d sleep all day. We hadn’t gotten back from the bar until well after midnight, and I’d kept her up until early morning making love to her. I hadn’t had sex that...