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wrench from the wall where they kept their tools.
    Noah shook his head. “Then I guess
we fix the car up to the best of our ability and hope the owner changes his
mind.”
    Connor walked in several minutes
later. Jake stared at his youngest friend. He was really worried about him. The
quieter Connor got, the more he’d learned to worry.
    “You’re late,” Noah said.
    “Bite me.”
    Noah went to say something else, but
Jake gave his boss a warning nod. He waited until Connor was out of ear shot
before talking to Noah. “He’s not sleeping again,” Jake said.
    “Fucking great. I don’t need a temperamental
mechanic in my place. He either sorts his shit out or he’s gone.”
    Drew and Noah were two of the few
people who knew about Connor’s anger and attitude. Connor would start with the
insomnia. That would eventually turn into anger, which made him lash out at
anybody who got in his way. Then the fucking would come into it. It was the
main activity that Jake hated. He loved sharing a woman with his two friends.
When they were all in their right minds it was amazing to watch a woman come apart.
When Connor was in one of his moods, it was not fun. Jake knew his friend was
trying to forget his past or whatever shit was going on.
    They were best friends, and he still
did not know everything that went on behind closed doors in the Andrews household.
    Jake watched Connor get to work and
decided to not worry about anything until he needed to.
    ****
    Zoe groaned as she rolled over in
bed. A squeal left her as she rolled over too much and ended up on the floor on
her ass. Her face flamed even though she was in her own company. “Great wake up
call, Zoe. Real smart.” She untangled herself out of
the sheets then made her way into the bathroom.
    She flushed the toilet, brushed her
teeth, washed her face and then walked into the kitchen. Glancing at the clock
she saw it was past ten. She rarely slept for long periods of time. A yawn
escaped her as she filled up her small kettle.
    While it began to boil she moved
back into her bedroom. She glanced around at her small space and winced at the
lack of furnishing. The money wasn’t a problem. She’d saved enough to put down
her roots, but she didn’t know what was stopping her from taking the next step.
    She changed out of her shirt for a
pair of jeans and long shirt. No matter how many times she’d tried to buy shorter
shirts to show off some of her breasts, she chickened out at the last minute.
Long shirts and baggy clothes were what she wanted in order to make herself
feel comfortable.
    After brushing her hair, she moved
to the kitchen and poured herself a coffee. Zoe glanced out of the window and
saw several children alone on the park around the back of her building. She let
out a hiss of annoyance. Where were their parents? Didn’t they care?
    “Fucking figures,” she muttered to
herself. On her way out of her apartment she grabbed a book.
    Once she locked her door she made
her way to the stairwell. She paused for a second when she saw Bill handing
over some foil packet to another guy.
    Closing off her panic signals, she
walked down the stairs hoping Bill would leave her alone. She didn’t know
anything else about him other than the fact his name was Bill. Zoe knew he was
dealing drugs. She wondered if the Sheriff’s office knew about any of the
goings-on over here.
    When she’d moved to Law Castle the
town had seemed sweet and peaceful. Like most sweet and peaceful places it had
a bad side to it as well. The customer Bill was dealing to left. He turned
round to her. Bill wore an expensive suit, which was totally out of place where
they lived. She knew he wore it in order to make the rest of them feel small.
It was his calling card to tell the rest of the world that he owned this side
of Law Castle. The Bad Boys owned the good side, while Bill and his thugs owned
the part no one cared about. Like her. She was a nothing and a no one.
    “Zoe, I was hoping to see