by Jessica Scott | Feb 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
CHAPTER 11 Trent was late. He hated being late but that’s how it went sometimes when one was dealing with Fort Hood traffic. Some jackass had just rear-ended some other jackass at the Clear Creek gate and he’d sat on the bridge over Highway 190 and seethed for forty...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 10 “Daddy.” Trent heard a little voice from very far away. Then he felt something sharp poke him in the chest, right over the scar on his heart. He frowned and tried to ignore it. “Daddy!” He blinked and opened his eyes. Emma stood near his shoulder, her...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 9 “Good night, sweetheart.” Laura leaned down and kissed her daughter on the forehead. Her hair was already starting to poof out all over her head but she smelled clean and warm. Laura paused for a moment and just rested there, her cheek against Emma’s head,...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 8 Trent sat. Outside the house he and Laura had bought years before, he sat and stared at the tiny orange bottle of pills in his hand. Emily had said take as needed. He was afraid a pill would zone him out but he was more terrified of his own reactions without...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 7 Trent looked out the window of the backseat as Shane and Carponti bickered about the radio station. He grinned and felt a little piece of normal that he hadn’t known he’d been missing slip back into place. Funny how being around the guys at work always...
