Chasing Vegas by Tad Vezner

Author:Tad Vezner [Vezner, Tad]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-01-23T22:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Geoffrey Sink

Horizon Station, Starside

7:02 a.m. Tuesday

THE SUN STRUCK, and I realized that in my youth, all my illusions were precious. I loved them… I didn’t realize them, but I loved them.

Now, when I woke up, I had them again. Looking next to me: There she was. Asleep. Not a wrinkle, trace, worry, doubt, nothing. Fresh, pure exoneration.

I tried a bit to take my eyes off her. I couldn’t. I got close, and at last she was awake.

“Hey,” I said. Just like a kid.

Not a word from her. Just a look, right into my eyes, looking for something. I was there, anything she wanted.

“Morning,” she said. A smile to melt the sun.

Then she was up, out of the bed, pulling a white cotton robe over her skin. I’m going to shower, she said. O.K., can I… sure. The water’s hot – HOT! Oh, big tough proler…

It took an hour for my clothes to get pressed; in that time we quieted down a bit. I called Weis, let him know no, no sign of Vegas. Nothing.

But there was a sign. One little sign.

“Geoff…?”

“Yes,” I said. At the table, chewing on a continental breakfast, thinking.

“I… want to know. About Vegas.”

“What about him?” We’ve got some fruit, croissants, jam. I picked a little at the melon.

“You… I want you to promise something to me.”

Looking up from the croissants, I noticed her face. Her eyes. And knew I wasn't ready for this.

“Of course.”

“Promise me… you’ll do what you can. Whatever you can.”

She kept my eyes, and it was all there. Last night, right now, five years before. Everything. What it was all about. Him. I smelled the croissants and wanted to push them away, but didn’t have the energy.

“Of course I—”

“Promise me.”

“O.K. I promise.”

She nodded and knew not to say any more. Left her croissant on her plate and went and got her coat. I was able to stand at last, to go and get mine, too. We looked at each other for a second, and finally she smiled and it was almost, almost enough.

“Let’s go see what it looks like to be immortal.”

“Sure.”

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