Laid Bare
Jade loses her inhibitions before a very select audience.
Edwin rested his hand on the small of my back as we entered the dive bar his friend owned. It was early in the day, before the place was open to the public, and the door had been left unlocked just for us. Stepping inside, I grew still, waiting for my eyes to adjust to the dim lighting. Outside, the morning was brilliantly bright, but in here, gloom abounded. Finally, I was able to see Palmer behind the counter. I'd met h...