Play Me Like You Mean It
“No clue. He woke up one day, decided he was done, and disappeared.”
Cade turned his head, studying me. “How have you held it together all this time?”
A bitter laugh escaped. “Barely. Childhood was… hard. And the years after weren’t much better, jobs after jobs, juggling bills. When you met me at the café, that was me surviving, not living.
He nodded slowly, thinking. “Have you ever thought about getting her into rehab?”
I laughed, hard. “That’s the thing about rich people. You get so rich you forget reality. Rehab costs money. Money I don’t have when food, rent, and bills exist.”