No Fortunate Son

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Scott, while lying in the mud with flashlights all over, for showing me that humans see what they want to see. Something that served me well in some sticky situations later in life. “You only get arrested if you’re caught.”

Cindy, for showing me a strength that few possess. You’ll never know how much I leaned on that during some hard times.

Becca, after an ill-advised prank, for showing me I didn’t have to be faster than the man chasing us. I only had to be faster than you. Sorry about the beating…

The woman caught Aiden’s eye a second time and he realized she was stalking him. Which he found ironic, given he was in the process of hunting another, although he was fairly sure her idea of success was much different than his. Older than the average female at the bar, she projected an air of quiet desperation, with a sultry smile covering her misery like a cheap coat of paint, the pain clearly evident underneath.

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