“You want this?” Lucian stepped back out onto the sidewalk, glancing back at the person behind him. “Guy fucked up my order, so ended up giving me both... I drink this, too, and I’ll be buzzed all night. Kinda gotta sleep tonight, for once in my life.” He needed to be at the shelter at 6 a.m. so two coffees really wouldn’t work —- and honestly, it wasn’t a good enough excuse for being wrecked.








