Bone Dust by DD Lorenzo

Author:DD Lorenzo [Lorenzo, DD]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shh Publishing LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Like a child, I throw myself down into the worn, leather chair and a rush of air hisses as my ass hits the seat. Normal, I don’t mind the emitting faint scents of cedar and tobacco but at the moment it makes me feel sick. The room is as dark as my mood. Shadows dance on the walls as a storm of accusations, condemnations, and pompous opinions weasel their way into my head. Feelings I’d hoped were buried rise from the dead, their stagnant stench seeping into my pores. Hurtful memories tug at me, combining with a fresh sense of disgust to pull me into a dark abyss. The convicting thought chain is broken only by the jangling ring of my phone. I pull it out of my pocket, tempted to chuck it at the wall. Sky Barrows. Dash’s widow. If it were anyone else, I would have dismissed the call.

“Hey.” My tone is flat.

“What’s wrong?” She instantly picks up on my mood.

“Just stupid shit. Just me being me.”

“You want to talk? I might be able to help.”

I roll my eyes. “It’s stupid. I kissed a woman. Apparently, I shouldn’t have.”

“Oh yeah?” She chirps. “Is she cute? Is it promising?”

“Well, yes, but, hell, no.”

“Stop it.” She scolds. “Did she kiss you back?”

“I think so—thought so. How the fuck do I know? I caught her off guard. There’s another thing; it might screw up my friendship with Sam.”

“How so?”

“They’re close. Real close. Like family.”

“Oh.” She pauses.

“He loves her.”

“He loves you too.”

“I’m nobody to love.”

“I do. Sam does. You know it. This woman might too.”

“Yeah, right. I don’t know how to do the love thing. She’d be better off staying away from me.”

“Ian, you are not as expendable as you think.”

“I might have crossed a line with this one.”

“What’s her name?”

“Savannah.”

“Pretty.”

“Sky, her little girl saw me kiss her. I made a major mistake, and she was pissed. I saw what I wanted and took it—like I always do. I didn’t even think of the kid seeing us. She’s three years old and Savannah has every right to never speak to me again.” I pause to take a breath.

“Oh, Ian. Please don’t think like that. Dash wouldn't want you to. Neither do I,” she says.

The sorrowful weight in her tone makes me slump over, and I catch my head with my hand. “Right now I feel like I’m a waste of oxygen. It started out well and went from really, really good, to shit—because of me.”

“You’re your own worst critic. So, what’s your plan to fix this?”

“I don’t know if I can,” I say truthfully. “There’s something about her Sky. I can’t put my finger on it. I just … she matters. I feel like she’s always mattered, but I don’t know how to explain that.”

“You don’t have to explain it. I don’t quite know how to explain me and Dash, but I’ve told you our story. You even heard him call me a different name. Maybe there is something to reincarnation and timeline jumps.

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