Heat and bright light on her face woke Beth. She opened her eyes, grimaced and closed them again as she turned away. Sitting up, she tried to figure out why she was asleep on the couch, then remembered the night before, watching TV while she waited to hear from Sadist, Billy she reminded herself. His name is Billy. She needed to remember to use Billy around her parents. They wouldn’t understand a name like Sadist or why he would allow it.
Billy she reminded herself. His name is BillyShe already worried how they would react to his tattoos. She couldn’t remember either of them ever saying anything about tattoos other than to consider it very carefully before she ever got one. And as far as she knew, none of her siblings ever had. She was the only one rebel enough to consider having anything
