Chapter 52: Julia Calls
5:21 P.M.
287 Willow Street
I was exhausted following the Vipers’ and Knights’ game. A nap was needed once I became cozy inside the Tudor on Willow Street. I fell asleep on my sofa and enjoyed the silence and a thrilling dream. Matthew and Beckley had made love to me inside the Vipers’ locker room. Nothing about the s*x was dirty or wrong. Truth was it felt romantic and spine-tingling, without any harm or force. Perhaps the dream lasted for almost an hour and I woke to the ring of my cell phone. Once awake, I snagged the phone off the coffee table to my right, pressed a button, held it up to my left ear, and said, “Hello. Johnny Knight.”
“Es tu amiga. ¿Como esta usted, Juan?” Francine said, thrilling me.
A smile surfaced on the corners of my mouth, recognizing
