Broken Words: Chapter 14
**Chapter 14** "Are we just going to sit here and ignore the reason you called me in the first place?" Jayden asked, staring ahead at the dashboard, the noon light reflecting off of it and burning his retinas. At least it was easier than...
Broken Words: Chapter 11
**Chapter 11** Not much had changed in his life in reality, but he still felt like he had nothing real left in it. It all caused an intense feeling of deja vu, like he'd felt these feelings before, like he'd already thought these...
Cold-Hearted: Part 2
**Part 2** Closing the fridge, I turned and looked out the window, getting lost in the slate gray evening sky and the way the snow flakes went sailing through the air in an almost perfect synchronicity, clogging up the streets and making it...
Cold-Hearted: Part 5
**Part 5** Pulling the door open, he stood there quietly with his hands laced in front of his stomach, a small plastic bag dangling from them. It looked liked it held some clothes. I didn't know why he hadn't moved all his clothes...
Broken Words: Chapter 15
**Chapter 15** The day penetrated the dingy coffee shop in ways that seemed to defy everything he knew about science. Everything was cast in a golden glow, even though only two small windows were set into the wall, many feet away from the tall...
Cold-Hearted: Part 3
**Part 3** For a few moments after I woke up the next morning, I was dazed and confused because I couldn't see Brian in the dark room. The sky was still the same abiding gray, but it was a little brighter and it at least looked like the...
Cold-Hearted: Part 7
**Part 7** The night passed a lot quicker than I was used to, and I woke to the earsplitting chirp of the alarm clock. Looking around groggily, I swatted at it and stopped the painfully loud shriek before it gave me a headache. The...
Cold-Hearted: Part 9
**Part 9** I waited at the table until I was sure that she had finally gotten into her car and left, which was thankfully enough time to calm me enough so I didn't throw my chair across the room. Walking through the restaurant doors...
Cold-Hearted: Part 4
**Part 4** I'd never even been the least bit unfaithful. I didn't look at other guys as they passed, I didn't window shop, I didn't think about other guys, and I didn't even dream about other guys. I was happy when I had him, and...
Broken Words: Chapter 13
**Chapter 13** "I'm going to end things with Alan," Jayden said into the phone abruptly as he quickly grew tired of the small talk. He had called Paige about half an hour ago because he wanted some of her harsh insight, so he could make himself...
Cold-Hearted: Part 8
**Part 8** Pulling up to the front of the store, I saw Brian jogging down the steps, his eyes on his feet to make sure he didn't slip on the creeping layers of ice. Rolling down the window slowly, I looked out at him and our eyes caught...