HA! I absolutely loved the last couple sentences. You're so straight-forward with what happened. And Dax turning to took back just made me want to hug the cute puppy.
And even though I was becoming more impressed with Brenda, I still am not a huge fan. She needs to call poor Joe! Geez... I know I would never wait 5 days to call the guy. I would call him every day! (Ok, and maybe that's why celebrities run from me.) Anyway, another wonderful chapter, you brilliant woman, you.
Author's response
Yes, regard them as my little straight-foward homage to Hemingway. In fact, I was just too lazy to write it all down. ;)
Yeah, Brenda may have had bad luck with a guy. But so what? Lots of people do. (From you, too?)
Thanks for the review and the exaggeration. ;)