Sidaris

 Jessica waited patiently for me to finish with Kenya. The police left, taking Tommy's body with them. I sighed, relieved but still pissed off.  "Sookie, I understand if you want to have time to yourself after that . . ." Jessica started, leaving her statement open-ended, leaving it up for me to decide.  "Jess, the last thing I want right now is to be alone. Trust me, it's fine. Stay as long as you want. I am feelin' a little grubby though. I'll have to take a quick shower and I'll be right out, okay?"  She nodded, smiling, "Ya, it's totally fine Sookie!" I smiled lightly back while I headed towards the bathroom, speeding off into th

His lips gently spread into a smile without exposing his teeth. He started to walk with his unusual posture on a dirt path that led us around the woods near Merlotte's. I stood next to him feeling more comfortable the more we walked. As we walked away, I could feel Sam's tangle of worried thoughts reach my head for only a moment and it was gone. All I could feel was the quiet that was so relaxing. How relaxing it was, was apparently very obvious because the next thing he said was:   "You like the quiet, don't you?" His head turned slightly to the left, eyebrow raising. Because the fact that I couldn't read his mind, it was hard t

    I knew I was dreaming because the edges of my vision were black and everything was blurry-like someone had just come up and knocked me on my ass. It looked like I was always moving forward, but with each movement I only went backwards. The beginnings of my dreams were always like this. Nothing is in focus enough for me to tell what's going on, everything I see gets clouded and my head feels clogged, like I have a cold. I can tell I'm running, but I don't know where. Slowly, I feel myself settling into the image. Into the re-created model of me made by my mind. I feel my shoes landing on the soil beneath my feet, and th