He aimlessly wandered the busy streets not knowing what to do. Paying off £300 a week would mean siphoning £100 out of the household money in additi...n to the money from Jennie. It was more or less what he had been taking for years to fuel the, at first quite innocent, habit - until it had suddenly gone out of hand with grey loans and more and more risky bets. He was sure his wife would notice. It also meant an abrupt end to gambling; he was sure Mike would find out if he tried to go elsewhere.. Her smell lingered in my car intoxicatingly. I couldn’t stop thinking about sex. I wanted to rip that dress off so I could see what was underneath. I wanted to taste her everywhere, to feel our pleasure build together. I tried to clear my head. These thoughts weren’t right, I wouldn’t betray Beth… I couldn’t.At first we kept up meaningless conversation, but it soon died off. We sat it a comfortable silence, but it meant my mind was free to focus on her. I noticed her tense up, obviously. ”“Interesting,” Cinder said. She looked at the shuttle – and Kaleb couldn’t blame her for the nerves that she had to be feeling. He could remember the horrible, crushing weight of being in the shuttle.“It will be more gentle,” Markova said. “The shuttle simply needs to glide.”“Ah.” Cinder looked even less convinced.Kaleb and Cinder were both strapped in by cheerful members of the ship’s crew, their buckles tightening and holding them fast despite Markova’s claims that this would be more gentle.. It’s a family tradition.Me?Can you imagine the length of hospitalization if I told the truth? A tropical island in the middle of the Black Sea?“Psst ... Junior.”“Lemme see what you wrote.”I filled out:WHERE? The tipi at 19th and Piney Ridge. Hamlin LakeWHEN? Ferris State University, Central Michigan University, Fireworks Kegger.WHO? No Clue.Zoe?At home with my husband, JW Flintkote.Zoe was later than Junior and me.JW was out at the Animal Control Office.Well ... he was ... and that’s what Zoe.