Page 27 of Cherry Picking

my father loves to slander my good name

Evie

idk. I’m inclined to side with the veteran on this one

aren’t you supposed to be out celebrating with the boys right now?

Briggs

who says I’m not?

Evie

texting me from a dark corner of some strip joint?

Briggs

you think that’s my scene after a game, huh?

Evie

it’s what I would want

Briggs

watch people get naked under bad neon?

Evie

turn my brain off

Briggs

yeah. that’s the one thing I can never quite manage

Evie

so where are you, really?

He sends a selfie. He’s slumped on a couch in a dim room, one lamp casting a low amber glow, hair still damp from the shower. He has absolutely no business looking this put together at midnight. Not after being used as a human projectile for sixty minutes.

Evie

is that your actual house?

Briggs

my condo in charlotte

Evie

excuse me. your condo

Briggs

HA yeah. came straight here after media

Evie