“Okay.”
 
 “Okay.”
 
 The attendant delivers the food to my room on a rolling cart. Burger. Fries. Booze.
 
 I tip him heavily, asking him to keep the bottle of Jack just between us.
 
 “Sure, man, whatever you say,” he says, taking the two-hundred dollars I offer him.
 
 After taking a sip, I sigh. I wait for the pain to subside. The thoughts too.
 
 I don’t touch the burger or the fries. I don’t give a damn about the Dr. Pepper sitting next to them.
 
 There are only two things in the world that I need. Whiskey and . . . Everly.
 
 Feeling much better than I did thirty minutes ago, I grab my cell.
 
 My last text earned me a winking emoji. Nothing more.
 
 Let’s see what she has to say about this, I think to myself as my fingers work feverishly on the keyboard of my phone.
 
 Me: That picture was sexy as hell.
 
 Everly: Glad you like it.
 
 Me: Like it?
 
 I close my eyes allowing the visual of her in the photo she sent to take over my imagination as my hand wraps around my cock.
 
 The longer I look, the harder I stroke.
 
 Me: I fucking love it.
 
 Everly: Awe. What are you up to?
 
 Me: Honestly?
 
 Everly: Preferably, yes.
 
 Me: Jerking off.
 
 Everly: OH. MY. GOD.
 
 Me: You’re not here and you sent me this picture. What’s a guy to do?
 
 Everly: Lie to me. Text me when you’re done.
 
 Me: Or.
 
 Everly: Or what?
 
 Me: You could… help.
 
 Everly: Help? How?
 
 Me: Send me another pic? Talk dirty to me? I’m not picky.
 
 No, not picky at all. Just horny. For her. And she isn’t’ here.