The next afternoon when Lucas woke he found himself alone in his parents’ bed. He was still dressed for the night before. He couldn’t remember how he got home. Lucas got up and took a shower. He brushed the stale taste out of his mouth and dressed for the day. As nice as it was to be home Lucas wanted to get back to California. With his new contact information, he wanted to get the deal done and hopefully move things along.
Pulling on his t-shirt, Lucas looked at himself in the bedroom mirror. His mother’s words ringing in his mind. She was so disappointed to find out what he had gotten himself in too. No not him… Maxine. This was her fault. She got him mixed up in this, and he only knew one way to get out of it. He wasn’t going to waste any time. Lucas called ahead to book his family’s j
