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Neck deep in lawyer piss      Dillon climbed in his truck. He looked desperately at his phone, willing Evie to call him. When that didn’t work, he did the big boy thing and called her.       Her voice was sweet, light, and melted half of his stress away. “Hi lawman.”      “CareContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

What the?!?      Simon jerked awake. He was lying on his side, his arms curled under his pillow; yellow light streamed into the room from the outside pole light. ‘How did this happen?’ he thought. With great care, he got up so not to wake Rebecca. The thought of what it must have feltContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Not really a secret     Simon was lying in the bed reviewing his schedule. Not a lot was happening. He prayed for snow, that meant work cleaning driveways. He was startled when Rebecca jumped in the bed. Laughing he asked, “happy?”      She purred in his ear as he laid his phone onContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Father daughter      Jack bundled up against the cold as he and Evie walked around Sunshine Valley. The mad dash that has became Christmas was over. Most folks had returned 80% of their gifts or had stored them to be regifted. A light snow was falling, most folks were snuggled in their houses.    Continue reading “Sunshine Valley”

The holidays      Doing 3 community dinners back to back was exhausting. And Evie couldn’t imagine how Della felt.       Thanksgiving and Christmas, Evie reached out to some of her old friends from her past life to help. Few people in Sunshine Valley wanted to give up their holidays with their family toContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Once there was darkness       Evie was still on a call when she opened the door for Dillon. She smiled, kissed him on the cheek, before returning to the kitchen.       He stood frozen, watchin’ her as (to him) she bounced off. The fabric of her shorts gently movin’ in the opposite directionContinue reading “Sunshine Valley “

Reflection      Dillon had a random Wednesday off. With really, nothing pressin’ that needed to be done. Evie had a full day of appointments. He wandered up to the upper barn and sat with his back up against the weathered aged wood. First making sure not to sit in anything gross. Then stretched outContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

After The Peel’s     Dillon asked as Stella cleaned their table, “may I ask you something?” He directed his attention to Stella, “thank you.” She nodded, smiled and left.     “Anything,” Evie smiled.      “You told me you wasn’t good at reading a room. I can’t make that make sense with whatContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Russell’s Muscles      Dillon was settin’ on patrol, his eyes were glazing over after only 45 minutes. Used to, he could sit here all day and be fully alert. Ready for anything. His phone vibrated on the seat beside of him. Evie had added a lunch meeting at Della’s to her calendar asking ifContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Settle in and watch the freak show       Dillon opened the passenger side door for Evie, “Thanks for goin’ to this meeting with me. I hate these things. All people do is complain.”      “Is any of it constructive?”      “Sometimes.” He sighed. “But it’s getting so hard to wade through theContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”