ALISTAIR“Party's over. My wife isn't feeling really great today so I fear we'll have to reschedule. Did she invite you personally?” I stared down at my competition, Carter, her husband as he passed off that flimsy excuse to me as I stood at their door.

“Yes.” I answered and he smiled.

“I'm sorry for the trouble of coming here for nothing. My wife and—”

“What are you?" I dragged slow on the cigarette pinched between my fingers, leaned forward and exhaled the smoke right on his ...