"That's what you took from what I said? The threesome, not the boyfriend part?"
"Well..." my words trail off.
"I don't kid about threesomes, Tabitha. No man does. And I also don't share. Especially in a devil's triangle." He kisses the side of my head. "Okay, I answered three of yours. My turn. What are your real plans for Pelican Bay?" he asks his hands faltering on my back for a second.
"I told you the truth. I'm not going back to Oklahoma. There's nothing there for me, but here is a whole town of possibilities. I'll need to find a job, of course."
"Where?"
"No clue. Are you hiring?" I ask.
He tenses, his hands stopping. "For you. Hell no. You're enough trouble now."
"What is it you even do?"
"Eh, this and that." He starts rubbing again, but I'm not buying it.
"What happened to
