Brenda said. God bless you, Mom, Jack thought. Have all the horrifyingly kinky sex you want. I won’t say a word, as long as you’re safe and happy.He stared across the room, willing Penelope to meet his eyes. She glanced at him for a brief moment before she turned to her papers, shuffling them. It...
Wes hadn’t yet read the smaller text on the sign, but he’d spotted the words BOYCOTT, MAYOR, and PHALLUS in the all-caps headline. He figured he had the gist. The man wasn’t giving up, despite Helen’s magnificent smack-down at the presentation. Sure, Frank hadn’t asked any more questions, but he’...
He hadn’t said much in response, but she didn’t seem offended. From what he could tell, she didn’t require much in the way of audience participation. “I figure there’s about a fifty-fifty chance I’ll die along that canal.” Tilting her head in thought, she drummed her fingers along the edge of the...