Monthly Archives: July 2008

::THIRTY NINE:: “I hope you know Vetter, that without you here to use as an excuse on Sunday mornings, Adriana managed to drag me off to church this morning.” I had asked Hicks to give me a minute while I called Alvarez; I don’t have the contacts to arrange a non-civilian flight from here. I [...]

::THIRTY SEVEN:: “Brubaker’s going after Douglas, Vetter.” Jeanette and I took a long walk after finishing up at the laundromat. We could have taken a cab back, but it was nice to just walk with her through my old neighbourhood. There isn’t much left of my old school anymore but we walked by that too, [...]

::THIRTY FIVE:: “I’m sorry.” In the end it’s all I can say, whispering it over and over as I hold her, my nose buried in her hair. I don’t know if sorry can make up for the things she’s had to hear but I can’t stop it anyway. I’m sorry. Her arms are wrapped tight [...]

::THIRTY THREE:: It’s already late, the sun slanting through a small gap in the curtains in a ray of pale light across the foot of the bed. She had kicked the sheets and blankets off her in her sleep and the band of light fell over her ankles in a ribbon. I’ve been awake for [...]

::THIRTY ONE:: The room still smells faintly of chocolate, so does her skin, the massage oil making it softer than it was before, if that’s possible. She’s sleeping soundly, letting out an occasional sigh when she rustles in her sleep, always wiggling closer to me. She’s cute, in a way that makes me grin every [...]