Crossing Lines
The door slams shut hard enough to make me jump.
I flinch. Then grin.
“God, you’re tense,” I mutter, slurring just enough to sound careless. “What’s wrong? Did someone make eye contact in Brooklyn?”
His jaw doesn’t move. Not yet.
I roll my head against the headrest and hum. “Bet you’re still crawling with germs. I should’ve gotten you a wet wipe for your soul.”
Still nothing.
So I twist the knife.
“You know,” I say, syrupy-sweet, “most guys send flowers after finger-fucking someone into a blackout. You? You vanish like I’m a mistake you don’t want on record. Then show up like I’m something you forgot to put down.”