“I’m going to take you home with me,” I mused. “Maybe your family won’t notice.”
A text pinged on my phone, and I shifted my focus to the message from Mason.
Sorry, just got your text.
With a sigh, I tapped out my response.Took you long enough. I sent like four.
Twelve, Breeze. You sent twelve.
I flinched at his reply, knowing how needy that made me sound.Did I? It must have been a glitch in the phone because of the blackout.
After a moment, he returned,Whatever you say
Fine. I’m bored. I have no one to talk to, Mace. I was so desperate I even called my father.
The dots danced on the screen and I imagined his surprise.
Your father? Jesus. What’s John up to nowadays?
I wouldn’t really know seeing as I had to spend our whole conversation reminding him of who I was.
Mason dropped a laughing emoji.Sorry. He’s a Dipwad.
Yeah, a giant one. Anyway, why didn’t you answer me?
I’m in Vegas. It’s not like I can just drop everything to keep you company in the dark.
Ah crap. I forgot you were in Sin City. Are you sinning?
What do you think?
I think that was a stupid question. What are you doing now?
Shitting.
Ew, Mason, you disgust me.
You wanted me to text back and I am. Don’t question my methods. Anyway, a friend of mine just told me there’s a fire off the 150 highway.
I’m not surprised. The wind and the heat are brutal. Even without a bunch of pyromaniacs running around, the conditions are still perfect for a fire.
I know, but Breeze, what I’m saying is that could be the reason for the blackout.
Oh great. If the fire burned through the power lines then the electricity could be out for days.
Sucks for you. I’m in the City Of A Billion Lights. Even the hookers are lit up.”
How nice for you.
Look on the bright side. If the electricity is still out by the weekend, you could always take your zoo to the Bay Area and go to the family reunion.
Oh right because nothing says, “I’m over you” like a woman arriving at a party with pet rats.
Yuck. That family has rats too?
Mason, they have everything. I wish you weren’t in Vegas. You could come over and we could pretend to be on an awkward babysitting date. It would be so fun.
You are bored.
