Love in the Time of Zombies

by Cassandra Gannon

Scotlyn was too nice to realize that, though. It was why Zeke always hesitated with her. Always halfheartedly tried to push her away. Because, she didn’t understand that he was a selfish son-of-a-bitch who only cared about himself. That one day he’d stop circling and pull her under. Unfortunately for her, that day had arrived. “Did you mean what you said before? About having to feel something special before you’d go to bed with someone?” He asked abruptly. “Yes.” Scotlyn rolled her eyes. “Not that you would understand. You’ve had ‘something special’ with half of Nevada.” “Not true. My reputation is blown way out of proportion.” “You dressed up as the Marquis de Sade for Halloween.” “That was a political statement.” She gave an unconvinced snort. “Trixie, I swear on my life, I haven’t touched another girl since I met you.” That was the truth and it captured her full attention. “What about Tanna?” “Tanna?” It actually took Zeke a second to recall who that even was. “The hooker from across the street? Shit, Scottie, I tease you about her, but no. I’ve never touched Tanna.” She frowned at him. “You haven’t?” “No. I just give her money when things are slow so she can feed her kid.” Scotlyn blinked. “That’s suspiciously nice of you.” “I’m a suspiciously nice guy.” He leaned closer to her. “Come on, have I made any secret of the fact that you’re the one I want?”

Its hard to claim being selfish and in the next breathe claim to be helping out a prostitutes kid.