‘I like the way you move, fella.’ She whispered deep in my ear. About made my knees give out. I took a long draw of my beer over her shoulder and gave in to weakness. Last I remember, Patsy was singin’ Crazy, and that’s exactly where my heart was dialed to as the lights were low and that soft creature rubbed me oh-so right.
Crazy,Never got to hear Roy.
It was darker than dark when I came to. Felt like I had crawled for days out of a long, narrow cave, into a night with no stars. Even though I couldn’t see the room, it was still spinnin’ like a top. I fought back the vomit as I tried to get my bearings. I felt too far inside myself—couldn’t tell what was up or down.
‘Astrid?’ I called out. ‘Astrid?’ Louder. Nothing.
Then came the pain. I could feel my heart beatin’ in my right hand, but
