The sharp edge of the dresser bit a line into her ass and palms as Abby wrapped up her report. Saul sat on the bed in front of her, elbows on his thighs, hands clasped between his knees. Eyes as dark and readable as the night sky. His thick, inky brows pulled together, drawing stacks of lines between them. Thunder rattled the motel window behind the curtains. Rain splattering the pavement just outside grew loud enough for...

This is fucking insane. I ran my sweaty hands over the steering wheel. Cold air blasted from the little vents in the dashboard, drying out my eyes. Refusing to rub them, to blink, to miss her, I felt around the controls until my fingers found the knob to turn down the AC. The sun was a murky beacon being snuffed out by grey clouds. Wind whipped and shuddered the stocky palm trees framing the front of the courthouse. A per...

Mud sucks at my feet Trickles between my toes As I follow your beckoning voice. The sustained sound of percussing water grows with every step And between dried branches of fir trees, I find you. That smile, Easy and light. You reach for my hand Lead me down steep terrain Until the canyon bursts into heaven Blue skies beam down, The sun winking through stray clouds, But the temperature cools. Water dribbles down the stone...