My first concern was that Jessica was still in my bed. She was beautiful, intelligent, funny, unique—and she was also hard to predict. She was like one of those spin tops I’d played with as a kid. Sometimes, they’d spin in place. Other times, they’d suddenly veer off without warning. I think this...
I asked. I had started the cleaning process yesterday afternoon, and it continued this morning. I wanted the house to look perfect when Mel came over tonight. Currently, I was dusting the paintings in the front hall as I talked to Cara. “Yes, Dad,” she said, exasperation in her voice. “You’ve a...
Still, I had to go. Keith, Ray, Nick, and Other James always looked forward to it. Free food, free booze. Ray and Keith got to take their wives out, and Nick and Other James got to try to pick up grid girls. I wasn’t relishing it, this time especially, because of my fling with Suzi. She would exp...
Yesterday, he had every intention of breaking it off and just being her bodyguard, letting her hate him. Then she had yelled at him and dragged everything out into the open. He couldn’t live without that damn princess. They dove into this uncertain future, unaware of when or if they’d be able to ...
Never before had she experienced such a wanton need for something, and it was driving her insane. She’d taken to painting late into the night while he was locked away with his father in meetings with advisors and members of court for wedding preparations and what it would mean for him as the prin...
A corporate-suit lady standing too close to the Honda got knocked sideways by the shockwaves. It would’ve been comical if it wasn’t so dangerous. This cute little girl with a clipboard tried to save her, pulling her away in time, but accidentally pushed her so she fell over the generator for the ...
Let her go a few more. When it started to get dark, I called and got her voicemail. I texted her but never saw the little delivered icon show up. So her phone was off. I imagined a car striking her, her phone spiraling out of her bag and shattering on the street. Or, because we’d had a fight and ...