Paralyzed Plan
THE ICE had almost melted in the glass secured in the cup holder. Using her fingers as a strainer, Eve upturned the glass and drank the gulp of water. She removed the brushed flask from her bag and emptied the lime tainted vodka into the glass. After swirling it around several times, she plunged the entire liquid down into her stomach. Eve had never owned a flask but felt solace that the flea market purchase was an excellent coping mechanism. Eve shook her head and reaffirmed to herself that it certainly loosened her mental tension about being physical with Sam. Eve had tapered physical contact of all kinds but knew it could not be entirely avoided. Eve told herself that any fleshliness with Sam was yet another chess move closer to checkmate.
Eve returned the flask to her
