Couldn’t he just have kept his mouth shut? Let her get out of the car and leave? It wasn’t as if she had really needed that lecture on how she would have to drop the hostile attitude for the weekend. She had pretty much figured that out herself by then. Her reflection was looking back at her. And s
Pulling out into the main street, Joe turned the radio off. He felt exhausted. This whole evening, even though it had been fun at times, had been a bit much. He had always known that Sun was a handful. So far he had never had the problem of being the target of her flirting activities, however. He
He shifted his attention from his hand to the phone. Judging from where he had found it, it had to be Sun’s. Maybe tomorrow, when he took Jack back to his car, they could swing by her place and drop it off. There was no way he was going back there now. He almost dropped the phone when it suddenly
The street leading down to D’s house was quiet. Most houses seemed dark by now. Only in the first house to the left the lights were still on. Judging from the many cars that were parked outside, they must be having a party. Joe remembered being in this house for a birthday party once. He must have
She was standing in the half-open door in blue sweatpants and a T-shirt, and she was barefoot. From her T-shirt a green alligator was grinning and showing a big mouth with lots of sharp teeth. One of them was sparkling golden. He knew that T-shirt… Trying not to think about where he had seen that
”Well… have a safe drive home,” he heard her say through the haze that had just come over him. She had straightened up and, despite what she had just said, she looked at him a bit undecidedly. Giving himself a push, Joe nodded. “Yeah thanks,” he mumbled. “Good night.” And as he turned around and
Hearing the music there at her doorstep, in combination with having her right in front of him – close enough to touch – had somehow whacked him totally out of balance. There was something about music that could – in a heartbeat – bring back memories and feelings. Even the ones that he had thought we
D was still sitting on the floor behind the door, hugging her knees and just surrendering to how that music in combination with everything that had happened this evening made her feel. When she heard footsteps approaching outside, she straightened up. Petrified. There were a few soft knocks. “Dan