In The Doghouse: Chapter Three
Vance was no-billed. In light of the evidence and testimonies of DPE employees, the grand jury did not see fit to indict the pit bull on homicide charges. When the verdict was read, Vance sighed with a breath he'd been holding since he learned that...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Two
There were only so many potholes to be patched. Vance sighed. The front door of his house loomed ahead of him like the executioner's door. Blaine had seen the receipt, she knew exactly how much he'd paid for that new turbocharger, and he would...
In The Doghouse: Chapter One
Every day was a new start for Reid Travis. The sunny, mild, California mornings greeted him with easterly sunrises and fair weather to which he could complete his morning routine, which now no longer consisted of alcohol consumption before noontime...
In The Doghouse: Final Chapter
_One month later..._ _"Not a day goes by that I don't think about it."_ _ _ _ Reid sat on the couch in Dr. Soto's office as relaxed as he could be, his arms outstretched over the back of the overstuffed leather sofa. He wet his lips. Sighed....
In The Doghouse: Chapter Eighteen
Reid learned the difference between a grocery store and the emergency room that day. You didn't worry about finding a good parking spot when there was an emergency. Reid swung that Mustang into an awkward stop on the edge of the drive where...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Seventeen
Reid had taken making every day a new day to a whole new level. He turned and stretched in bed as the morning sunlight crept diffused by sheer curtains into a strange bedroom, with a strange ceiling, and a rather odd-feeling bed, as in, it was not...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Sixteen
It had been almost a month since Blaine left. Vance was handling it a little better with each passing day; his gym attendance and personal hygiene had improved somewhat, and he had joined Reid in the practice of avoiding alcohol entirely. It was,...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Fifteen
_"Happy birth-day to youuuu, happy birth-day to youuuuu! Happy birth-day dear Lucyyyyyyyy, happy birth-day to youuuuuuu!"_ _ _ Smiling, Lucy leaned over the table and blew out the light of nineteen candles, plunging the room into darkness to a round...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Fourteen
Reid's long night just became a lot longer. He was free to go after the security footage was reviewed, and having his car and his background thoroughly searched for any incriminating evidence. When they found none, they settled for the witness report...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Thirteen
"That can't be good." Reid muttered to himself, pulling to a stop in his truck in front of Vance's modest, suburban home. Vance's Supra was parked in the haphazard way not uncommonly seen amongst the habitually drunk. Half in the driveway, half in the...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Twelve
When Veronica Gianotti walked in through the front doors of Doghouse Performance Engineering, she made the plain, commercial glass and steel doors look like the entrance to the Golden Globe Awards. An engine even sputtered to its death in the back -...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Eleven
_Clink. Chk._ _ _ _ _ Dallas sat perturbed in his usual seat at the bar the next afternoon, absentmindedly opening and closing his polished brass Zippo lighter while some of his goons laughed at each other across the pool table. "Fuck." The...