as crammed between the back

arter had told Avery all about

rs who patronized the place. It

is was the only place she cou

own the small access road w

's parking lot, Avery sighed and

d at

your phone. It'll be a good

up l

ry slid out of the car and

ooking up at the counter, a redhaired, pimple-faced geek was

y's lips were twitching, and she

trying to come up w

h. Gimme your best shot," sh

ichael, continued to twitch unt

t can fire a potato at o

're trying to hit on a girl?

e probably going

d of all enthusiasm. Michael

re of impressin

ter. Is he back there?" she a

were playing with homoerotic-l

izza

not here," M

? Is he in the back somewher

im!" she said, putting h

boy whined. "In fact, you ju

quit. He went on this foaming ran

this job anymore because of a

our freebie p

wasn't like Carter to just spo

im hard, and it made her shudde

us

lways thought he was into mak

Now I don't know if he was gri

e always loved it when he'd ma

rambled. An outburst of cheer

ind

e counter to think. If Car

de of his house, but he was mu

like a big waste, and the longin

t shot through he

a slice," Michael offered.

ing a

for today," Avery replied,

ut the sound of him clearing his

nd she knew he was goin

do have an opening. I could

r degrade myself like that!

least then I'd

ipped out the door and slid i

te wall facing her. The urge came

ust sulked an

ked when she finally not

uit!" Avery groaned. "This is

find

bably going out tonight. Wh

t a matter of which

it was all Avery could scrap

erything together, and now she

it spiraled out of control so q

oa

d Carter po

bag beside an outdoor basket

f the ball banging

ised his friends, who were i

stringy black man named Danie

ing furiously, Carter swerved ar

n easy

e last time I let you drive it

le lik

horts up over your ass chee

e

e top of the circle and prepar

started ri

are we gonna play every poin

" Daniel

the last person on the face o

r sco

"What the hell happened anyway?" his teammate Paul asked.