“Ow!” I pulled back and rubbed my arm. “What was that for?” “For being the world’s biggest idiot,” she said. “You need to marry that man already.” “I’m not talking about this anymore,” I said, throwing the bathroom door open. I heard Maria sigh and we left the bathroom to go
The man’s lips felt surprisingly amazing on mine. What was his name again? Joey? Jacob? Ah, who cared. I threw my arms around him and pulled him closer to me. I heard cheers when I did, presumably from his group of friends. Maria started laughing and clapping. The kiss ended as sudde
He looked down at the ground for a moment, then looked back up at me. “Okay,” he said. He paused again and said, “if this is about the bar the other day…” “Can you tell me what you need me to do tonight so I can get it done and salvage what little will be left of my evening?” I said, cutting
“I’m not staying tonight,” I told Maria. “That man can go fuck himself.” I opened the group message we had with Megan and Rachel. “Maria and I are going out tonight, you guys in?” “I am all for you sticking it to that man for what he’s done,” Maria said. “But I don’t want you to do s
“Hard day?” He asked with a grin, pointing at the drinks. I laughed. “Something like that.” He gestured at the stool next to me. “May I?” He asked. “Please do,” I said with a smile. “I’m Eric,” he said, holding his hand out to me. I shook it. “Hazel,” I said.
I groaned and showed Maria the message. She covered her mouth with her hand. “He did hear us talking about our plans,” she said. “I can’t believe he would do that!” “I can,” I muttered. I don’t know what had gotten into him lately, but I sure was tired of it. “Don’t worry,” M
I gave her a thumbs up, then downed both shots. I looked around for Eric, who was getting another drink from the girl he was currently talking to. He looked around and when he spotted me, he held up the drink and two fingers. I looked around for someone else that might help me. A guy in his
Logan stepped in front of Eric and caught me as I fell face first into him. He pulled me the rest of the way off the table and helped me to my feet. Eric tried to help, but Logan kept pushing him away. “Hey man, good catch,” Eric said. “I’ll take her back to her stool.” “I’ve got her
“I’ve been in this game for too long,” Senior said. “When I first got the news, I could only think about my legacy. I became obsessed with it. I’m not like you, Walter. I didn’t think about my family, or anyone else. Only myself.” “It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks,” Mr. Hudgens said. He la
“Janice,” Senior said. All smug arrogance disappeared from his voice. “What are you doing here?” “At first I didn’t think I would come,” Janice replied. “After all these years… I didn’t want to see your face ever again for as long as I lived. Better to leave well enough alone. But… after hearing e
I glanced down at my pink blouse and gray slacks. What was so wrong with my outfits? I dressed professionally… mostly. He really thought I needed supervision to pick out an outfit.Looking at Logan, I saw my own disbelief mirrored back at me. This was absolutely ridiculous.“Is that it?” Walter aske
In front of the partition screen, a large table had been assembled, with rows of chairs on either side, facing each other. We took our side, and Senior and his team of lawyers took theirs. There were so many lawyers that many of them had to stand.Senior sat across from Logan, though his glare of di
“He might surprise us,” Dylan said, a shred of hope in his voice, under a healthy level of cynicism.“Don’t hold your breath,” Frank replied.“The problem is we don’t know fully what to expect,” Mabel said. “Well – other than Senior being a crotchety asshole who will try to cheat us at every turn. W
“It’s time to talk to Logan and Hazel and stop this whole thing,” Dylan said. “You are outnumbered and outmatched, with so many people ready to stand against you.”Opening the top of the folder, Senior glared down at the stack of papers in the stack. “Disgruntled former employees. Fake friends. Fami
“We were just hoping to talk to her,” I said.The man’s brow lifted slightly. “Are you selling something? Wait -- why do you look familiar?” Narrowing his eyes, he gazed at us with suspicion. Then, suddenly, recognition must have struck him because his eyes widened. “You’re those people from the new
Despite the general unpleasantness of the conversation with the mayor and the governor, they eventually agreed to let us go. They had no real reason to hold us, and Logan saw through their veiled threats easily enough.In fact, he even seemed to make them feel to make them feel like unsupportive fri
That day, we changed our minds and decided to release six interviews to the website, with Michael Hatfield’s being the final. Overnight, the story gained so much national traction that the sheriff and two security men show up at our door.“Logan Hatfield? Hazel Whitaker? The mayor wants to speak wit