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Promises Promises

When there’s no immediate response, I put uess he’s busy with his mom and his old friends

The rock that settled into er Ifor hi spaces that I didn’t realize existed

And he’s not the distraction I thought he would be When I need quiet, he gives it to me When I need fun, he’s there with a ready swithwith him

I squeeze the back of et out now? Can I continue this without one of us getting hurt?

Tucker had guessed that I had my whole life planned out--and I did The vision I had of four years of college followed by law school followed by a well-paying su Six law fir with retirement in some sunny place on the beach…it’s a plan that didn’t ever include a man I don’t knohy It just didn’t

Men are for…sex And it’s easy to get and easy to let go Or at least, it was easy to let go Now, not soTucker makes that rock inme feel queasy I take a few deep breaths and try to re

"You okay, honey?" Kitty Thompson asks in concern Kitty is one of the owners of Boots & Chutes She and three other former strippers run the club, and it’s one of the best places I’ve ever worked

I rub"Just worn out"

"Only a couple ht I’ll probably let you go early"

We both take in the handful of occupied tables

With a decisive nod, she says, "Yes, you ht as well take off You wouldn’t earn et so a couple more hours of sleep before I need to be at the post office to sort mail sounds like a drea

At three-fortyposition, I nearly pass out froulped supper at the club threaten to make a reappearance

I close my eyes and take several deep breaths Once I feel like I can stand without throwing up all over e mistake

My stomach revolts Vomit is in my mouth before I canup before I can snap the toilet lid up I drop toI’d eaten for what seems like the last week comes out and dumps into the porcelain bowl

Oh God I feel awful

I heave until there’s nothing but pale watery bile Still on my knees, I reach for a towel and wipe , and sick as a dog Weakly, I flush the toilet twice before dragging ht

At the sink, I swish my mouth out ater and then stare atevery holiday season, there’s a shortage of workers and the full-time employees receive time and a half I can’t afford to stay home

I totter back to my bedroom only to stop atwell Sweat breaks out acrossme back to the toilet

As I flush theto have to call in sick There’s no way I can go in