“I never thought my life would have turned out this way,” Rudy said, putting on his jeans.
Terry watched him, wishing it was mid-summer, not the middle of autumn. They had just finished a heated bout of s*x that had kept them from realizing there was a definite chill in the late afternoon air. A chill that stopped them from cuddling naked in the afterglow of their love-making.
Rudy continued what he was saying after buttoning his shirt. “Six months ago all I could see in my future was keeping Snap and Josie safe until they decided to, I don’t know, go off on their own I guess. After that I’d just become a lonely guy, like so many others, trying to keep it together, hoping I didn’t end up in jail or dead in the process. Now—” he pulled Terry tightly against his chest. “Damn, Ter, put your
