My medication was kicking in and the darkness was starting to lift. I tried to get my blonde uninvited guest with the overly skillful tongue out of my head. He was invading my thoughts, and I wasn’t used to that. My days were spent at work, the gym, and my nights were spent at home, reading a boo...
“Will do.” Gustan looked at me in a questionable manner. “What?” I snapped. “Are you going to eat now?” He was being a sarcastic asshole. “No, I’m going to find Isabella. I can’t go on anymore.” “Smart idea. I don’t know if she is there, though.” He didn’t take his eyes off his laptop. “What do y...
When he turned, his face told me everything. It showed his anger, love, and need. Mostly, it showed relief. I wanted him more than anything. I wanted him, and no one else.“Alex,” I said, standing in the spot he’d stood in when he came to get me that time so long ago. The cold ocean wind whipped t...
The need to know why started to become an obsession. I began to investigate how my mom ended up in prison.I’d heard Mort, her longtime boyfriend, pimp, and my tormentor, was in prison serving a lifetime sentence. I flew to Ohio and met with him. He was a horrible man to me when he lived with my m...
She begged and pleaded to go home. The doctor wanted to make sure she had the right pain medicine and hoped that just maybe, she would change her mind about chemo. Lydia didn’t and the next morning she was discharged. Instead of going back to the trailer, they went to Marsha’s. In a matter of a d...