Dreaming Dark
Copyright© 2014 by Imp of ink
Chapter 2
"Well come on Harry" she shouted.
I grabbed my wallet and my handgun. ( concealed carry permit) left a note for Tracy, and got on the road to Hell.
The Drive from Mulvane to Stull would take only a few hours. Shortly after leaving my driveway and getting on the main road I heard a suppressed whimper from the drivers seat. I looked at the Blond half Vietnamese woman that i have known since freshman year of college. The easy smile that seemed like a permanent fixture on her face was pulled into a slightly trembling purse.
She was breaking.
"Do you really think anything bad has happened to Dave? I mean Its Dave. He is probably asleep in a pile of books and newspaper clippings." I said trying to lighten the mood a bit.
Silence.
Dammnit.
I've never been good at knowing what to say in tense situations. My general awkwardness in times like these has cost me 2 dates and earned me a kick to the kidneys from a very athletic but very sensitive tae-bo instructor. Pro-tip: If you find out the boyfriend of an attractive athletic woman is cheating on her, don't offer to help even the score. It may work in porn stories. But it has been my experience that women have trust issues with men. Probably because we are always fucking up.
Speaking of fucking up, Lee-May's eyes started to tear a bit about 3 minutes later. Then at a redlight, she took a few deep breaths.
At this point it is relevant to mention that she was dressed in a tight black tshirt and jeans. The deep breaths in combination with the seatbelt created some very eye catching geometry.
Before my guilt manifested in the imaginary hand of Tracy covering my eyes, a slightly blacker circle appeared upon the black fabric stretched over her breast. I looked up to see the line from a single tear upon her face.
I felt like a horrible sonofabitch.
Imaginary wife Tracy gave me a punch to the gut instead. Real wife Tracy was Probibly just getting off work.
I looked down and reached for my cell phone to text her.
"Do you really think he is ok? You were in the IRAQ so you know about things like this right?