The front part of Jake Reynolds’ brain was telling him, “It’s just a car door slamming,” but the back part of his brain–the part that brought him home from Afghanistan–had already slammed his back against the front windows of the bank. His arms were raised in the proper position to hold the M4 ri...
The road signs suggested a diner ahead, and he was tired and hungry after nearly twenty hours on the road. He needed a break. Victoria, his 21-year-old lover riding behind him, shifted her weight to look past his shoulder. “Diner,” Chad told her, as they came up the exit...
He placed his drink order. “Scotch, please – straight.” He let his eyes roam over the room. The club was fairly large. It had a separate area for drinking and dining. The dance floor was currently filled with gyrating bodies. He recognized many ...
Then, we move to the couch while the dishwasher does its thing. As we sit and watch an old movie on the television, I realize that what I want, more than anything else in this world, is to take away Mike’s pain. It hurts me that his parents treat him so unfairly, especially since I would give so ...
He cut the engine. He sat on the bike, as he listened to the engine tick as it cooled. He was trying to gather himself. It was all wrong. All backwards and upside-down. Annie was right. It was just a Friday night. He went out looking for pussy, found some pussy, and had ...