Chapter 39: Wild Desires

The familiar bell above the door jingled when I entered the diner. Deb immediately smiled toward me but when she saw that it was me, her smile got bigger and more genuine. She winked in my direction as I headed toward my spot in the back. "Hey, sugar. What brings you in this early?" She put a glass of water in front of me before raising the coffee canteen in her hand, silently asking if I wanted some? I shook my head at the coffee, not needing any caffeine to fuck with my already racing thoughts. "I just needed a breather from work," I replied, knowing that was only the half of it. Her lips turned into a frown as she studied me. "I really liked that girl you brought in last night. She seems very sweet. Where'd you find her?" My lips turned up into a smirk, letting my mind fill with images of Molly. "I found her on an airplane. She then turned out to be my next door neighbor." "Uh oh." She set the coffee canteen down at the end of my table before sitting across from me. In all the years