Shady

Sadie considered the idea as the driver pulled towards the door of the garage. “Yeah, maybe,” Sadie agreed. “She is pretty weird… maybe I can crack her code if she ...

“Try not to miss me too much,” Meyer teased just as they got to the car. Sadie flipped him off then got in the back seat on the passenger side.

Sadie was vaguely aware Alex was muttering to themself, but didn’t pay too much mind to what they were saying. She had far too much on her own mind to ...

“I, uh… I mean, you’re not gonna vibe with every person that you meet.” Meyer shrugged, although he had the same opinion. Emily was unsettling and he didn’t like it ...

“Being non-binary isn’t a flaw, Alex,” Meyer said firmly, giving him a stern look, then he looked at Sadie with the same expression. “Neither is being queer. You’ve both got ...

“Yep. We just keep doubling down on ‘hostility’ and ‘trust issues’ but I’m sure we’ll finish filling up this page before long.” “Wonderful,” she said flatly. “While you’re at i

“Perfect.” Sadie looked back at Meyer and Emily, getting her attitude back. Alex didn’t deserve it. The two of them did. “I’m hungry, are—“ “That explains what you’re so grumpy, ...

“Then I’m eating both of our body weights in room service.” Sadie smirked, looking back at Alex. She wasn’t sure how she felt about sharing a room with a complete ...

“Just gotta out-aggressive the aggressors,” Sadie said, but she didn’t have the energy to make the delivery believable. “ Or , consider, you could stretch out on a California king ...

“What’s in it for me if I do?” Sadie swayed slightly, feeling weak. She may be out for good if they didn’t have a decent incentive.

Sadie didn’t respond. She was shutting down. She didn’t have the energy to maintain her rage, so there was nothing left but emptiness and exhaustion. And shame. Meyer walked around ...

Sadie looked at them in surprise. How could they possibly be out at a time like this? They'd just gotten that money; why wouldn't they both go on to get ...

"Go us!" Sadie agreed loudly, grinning. She turned back to Meyer. "Take that ." "Good for you," Meyer said evenly, scooping their money into their respective trays. "I assume you'll ...

Meyer nodded. The hologram counted down again. The lights weren't moving slow by any stretch of the imagination, but they were much more like the second round than they had ...

That round went much the same. The lights were marginally faster, but they were already moving so fast it was difficult to tell whether it was truly worse or not. ...