That first swig of coffee in the morning was one of the small pleasures in life that Dillon looked forward to every single day. Whatever brand of coffee Ethan used was phenomenal. Not to mention, it was such a nice change-up to not have to tear open a million Splenda packets. It made him strangely giddy to be able to use a spoon to measure it.
The three men plus Chloe joked and laughed, until Ethan got caught up in his chef duties and they were banished from the kitchen. They needed their morning cigarette anyway and Dillon needed to visit the bathroom to pee and take his m
"Yessir- I uh, er- thank you. For understandin'. I will tame this. M'sorry I brought my habit under yer roof," Dillon said to him as Charles stepped up to the door to go inside."It's ok, kid. I will kindly ask that if you come here again, take some before if you have to, but do not bring any extras with you. I made a promise to my late wife that this would be a drug-free place. Plus, I can't risk the sobriety of the people under my care. It wouldn't be right."
The beautiful young woman in Dillon's embrace shook with remorse. For a moment, he said nothing as he thought about where he should even begin. It was already assumed that Lisa knew Dillon knew everything simply by her reaction. Gently, he pulled away from her and got her to look up at him. With a lopsided grin and a casual shrug, Dillon spoke up.
July 5th, 2012: Friday:
Dillon didn't even give himself time to be tempted. He didn't look back as he scooped up the shattered pieces of his life stuffed into a trash bag and walked out. After he locked the door behind him, he took his copy of the apartment key off his keyring and put it under the rug. On his way out of the building, he texted Tony where he left the key. Thankfully, he had driven there. Although unfortunately, he was reminded of his fuck up as he turned on the engine of his Hyundai Sonata.A fresh wave of tears came as the radio and footwells lit up and the
A loud thump reverberated around the pink wooden porch as Dillon dropped his trash bag and knocked on the door. When nobody answered for a minute, he pulled a cigarette out and rang the doorbell instead. As he walked over to sit in one of the white wicker porch chairs, he saw he only had five left. Damn, he'd been a chimney lately. Luckily, he had a few more packs in his drawstring bag that he bought when he stopped for gas.The click and creak of the front door made him whip his head around. Ethan came out, Chloe close behind. The second she saw Dillon, she sprinted over t
July 9th, 2012: Tuesday
It couldn't be… had Tony… No, he made his stance clear and he was right to. The facility probably had funds for certain patients that qualified. Dillon was a type-one diabetic after all, so they probably wanted to be cautious. The stress from the withdrawals had made diabetic care more difficult and had started to affect his blood sugar. The double doors clicked and groaned with age as Dillon pulled himself out of his mind.When he turned around, there was a very short woman in the doorway. She was in a white doctor coat and had a briefcase with her.
As Dillon got out his pack of cigarettes and lighter, he found a seat across from the old man. Waves of physical relief still coursed through his body from head to toe. The Suboxone worked quickly and efficiently. It had him in a very bright mood, but it was different than the false-happiness the Tramadol had brought. The medication brought him relief, yes, but it didn't make him high or buzzed. Dillon was genuinely cheerful.
"Guh- 'atta boy, Dill! Choke on me!" Tony grunted. As he pistoned his hips, he held Dillon's head down.The air in his lungs had started to become laden with carbon dioxide, but he wasn't allowed up. Even if he
Back at the apartment, Dillon piled the stuff they brought up in the guest room. Since the guest bedroom was so very rarely used, it was the perfect storage space for their chairs, fold up tables, coolers,
"Look here," Dillon said softly and he gently turned Tony's face to look him in the eye. He'd looked away as emotion had threatened to overwhelm him. "I… can't change the past, but I can assure you of yer future. Tony, you'll
As the hand that gripped Dillon's right wrist tightened and pulled slightly, he groaned softly and took another breath. What were his options? The arm around his neck was a no-go, but if he could free his right arm, perhaps he'd have the leverage to flip him? If he could pry his thumb off, he could break his grip. 'Fuck! That's out too!' Dillon thought bitterly as he
. October 27th, 2012: Saturday
Dillon felt his eyes light up at the thought of Tony as his self-defense teacher. Excitement ate away at him already to see all the cool stuff his a
"Fine," Tony spat as he lifted Justice up by the front of his hoodie and slammed him against the trash can again loudly before he abruptly let go.There was a look of exasperated shock on Justice's face as he caught his breath from the adrenaline. He looked from
"You were made for me, Dill. In every
"Good man, I'm glad to hear. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Such simple, innocent times, eh?" Tony yawned and gave a content stretch. Dillon could relate, his body was pleasantly heavy and his vision had a warm fuzziness edge to it, if that made any sense.