“I don’t guess she wants
a live-in nanny, huh?” I
reach for an honest smile.
He shakes his head. I’ll help
you find a place, okay? Oh.
There’s more. I have to give
up the ice. I don’t know if I can.
Wow. He really does love her.
Could I give up the monster
for Trey? I don’t know either.
Luckily, it isn’t an issue.
I’ll make you a deal. Take
my stash. Pay me when you can.
And I’ll introduce you to my
connection. You’ll be okay.
I feel like I swallowed
a plate of mercury. Still, I go
over to Brad, look up into
his eyes. “Sure. I’ll be fine.”
Just Like That
Everything’s different.
Just like that, everything’s
changed.
Just like that, every
vestige of imagined
stability,
like a time-worried
weave, has come
unraveled.
Not long ago, I believed