Gus walks into the waiting room with a tray of coffees. We’ve been here since six o’clock this morning, waiting for some news, but other than that Jed was stable through the night, there wasn’t much more the nurse at the desk was able to tell us. I was told I could see him shortly, but that was a...
" Emma told Gus as they drove into Cortez the next morning to check Emma's mailbox. They also planned to meet up with Joe Morris at the County Sheriff's Office to touch base and check on any progress. Emma had woken up earlier with the smell of coffee wafting out from the kitchen; momentarily cat...
I can’t quite believe what I’m hearing. I’m awake when Tim leaves the bed. He doesn’t notice, but Pam does. “You can open your eyes now,” she says. “He’s gone.” I blink them open to find her standing by the bed, wearing a smile. “I wanted a chance to talk with you, find out where your head is at,...
I look away from the window to find him standing by the door, his hand on the knob. "Boo is almost out of dog food." "I'll pick some up. We'll be back in a couple of hours." The days are getting long and tedious with only my Kindle to keep me company. Not that I mind reading, not at all, but I'd ...
You wouldn't believe all the shit he has on his computers. I'm so going to study Computer Science." My son is flying high after an exciting night for him and I'm not even gonna bother killing the buzz by harping on his language. His buzz is gonna crash soon enough. Fox is a little surprised to fi...
Watching Caleb drive off in Neil's truck from the small window in the front door sucks. As in, big hairy donkey balls, especially since I have to stay behind instead of making sure his back is covered. He goes off alone, and I'm safely tucked in a well-secured house with my personal bodyguard. Ne...
This whole ordeal has been mind-boggling from beginning to end. I’m standing in the doorway, watching Kendra reach over and stroke the hair away from Franka’s face and it about does me in. These women have come through the other end of a nightmare of epic proportions, and yet for each of them the...