Everyone is enjoying themselves. Everyone except Maddox, that is. Carefree is rarely a word I’d use to describe my cousin. Asshole, occasionally. Sarcastic, always. Carefree . . . not really. He hands me a glass of water with a lemon wedge and arches one dark, bushy eyebrow like a cartoon villain. “Better make sure you don’t drink too many of these. We wouldn’t want you to loosen up and lose control tonight.” Yup. Still a sarcastic fucker. I know how to lose control. “Whatever, shithead. I’m on call as of midnight tonight.” I drop my lemon into the glass, then push it down with the straw.
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