Katie looked at her watch. What the hell was taking Chad so long? Chad was her twenty-one-year-old younger son, and they only had an hour, maybe less, before the rest of the family returned. He was worse than her college students. She decided to text him. “If you aren’t here in ten minutes, we aren’t doing it.” Before she could send the text, she heard a car pull up onto the driveway. Katie opened the door with her hands...

Luke sat on the edge of his bed in almost total darkness, save for the light emitting from his slightly ajar door. He could hear his mother and brother talking about something down the hall. Too well. ... I closed the door when I left. Fuck, Luke thought to himself. Just as he stood up to close the door, he heard footsteps approaching. In a state of panic, he jumped under the covers and pretended to be asleep. He just pra...

1 week later... The past several days had been rather uneventful for Luke. Mainly due to his dad being home. Still, he received the occasional smug look from his mom and brother. It was Friday afternoon at 3:30pm, and his dad was working late. Luke impulsively quit his part-time job after finding out about his mom's affair, but now he wished he hadn't. At least it would have given him something to occupy his mind with. No...