All the Missing Pieces

by Catherine Cowles

“You know what I mean. I can’t be bothered to keep up with what they call all this stuff. From the Ticker Tocker to the graham cracker. It’s all too much for these old bones.”

“Be safe, Chaos. It’s going to piss me the hell off if you end up dead.” She grinned up at me. “You say the sweetest things, Law Man.”

“It’s a bad idea,” I rasped. “We’d be playing with fire.” Those ocean eyes sparked. “Then let’s watch it burn.”

“Should’ve told you before now. You look beautiful. A kind of beauty that would make any man stop in his tracks. But it’s only matched by your fierceness.” Those brown eyes sparked gold. “Show no mercy, Chaos.”