New: casinoheistAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-180932hive-185836uncommonlabphotographyhive-166405bitcoinhive-144064hive-183397hive-150122hive-188619hive-145157hive-109690hive-113376hive-139150lifehive-101145krsuccesshive-124908hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersimcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Nine - The EndSteve leaned back in his swivel chair trying to look casual while he watched Jeannie and Jimmy in his peripheral vision. He wondered if she'd tell him about them. She probably would. He sensed Jimmy…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Eight - Jimmy Figures Out the Real Game Being PlayedJimmy followed his dad to the same corner where he'd practiced with that safe. Some sort of temporary operations center had been set up with radio static buzzing and tables surrounded by men and…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Seven - A Fixer-UpperJeannie sat on a folding chair next to a bank of computer monitors. She rested her head on the desk. Lord, she was tired and was it ever hitting her now. She wished she'd been able to doze off like…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Six - An Answer, Sort ofJimmy and Jeannie watched his dad shamble toward the building. A crack of light appeared; someone was opening the door for him. Jimmy couldn't see who. His dad went inside. His dad. His mind was…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Five - A New DayJimmy lay half-asleep and half in dreams and only dimly aware of the hard cold floor of the van vibrating underneath his body. For miles, they drove into the night. Every now and then the van would…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Four - Witness to a Fiery CrashSteve slowed at the sight of the blazing pile of wreckage up ahead. An SUV, he guessed by the skeletal frame, black against the orange flames. He swore the vehicle Benson or Le Bon--or whatever his…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Three - A Strange ReunionSweat trickled down Jimmy's temples. The room was hot and stuffy, probably intentionally so. Tell them nothing, he reminded himself. Bad enough he'd already opened his fool mouth once. The man…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-Two - A Wreck in the DesertFrank was climbing out of the driver's seat as Rebecca staggered up to him. She fell limp into his arms. What an insane night. She barely knew Robbie and the second she peeled that tape off her…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty-One - One Sweet RideSteve stared dumbly at Jeannie's Volkswagen. He knew it was hers because he'd ridden inside of it the other day. He'd always prided himself on his powers of observation such as the series on her…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Eighty - Rooftop EscapeWith one ace and a nine in his hand and another ace turned up on the table, Le Bon could almost smell victory. Now that the Lachlan boy was out and the various players' hangers on were trickling out…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Nine - In the Secret RoomJimmy's shook as he was hauled down a service elevator, along some subbasement corridor, and into a dark room. A door slammed shut behind him. A blinding floodlight seared his eyes. He gawked past…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Eight - The Future Gone With One WordSteve breezed past the security guard lounging behind the desk and pressed the call button for the elevator. He waited until the doors rolled shut behind him, then grinned and punched the air. Who…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Seven - Caught by SecurityRobbie marched Jimmy towards the hotel's main entrance while Eddie and Henry led Rebecca out through a side door. All the way through the lobby Jimmy kept thinking, There's no cop car parked…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Six - Down to the Last TwoSteve did his damnedest not to look while the cops hauled Rebecca and Jimmy out. He kept his eyes on the cards on the dealer flop, fighting the urge to steal so much as a glance in their direction…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Four - An Arrest WarrantSteve decided to throw this round so he could focus on what was going on behind him in the giant window's reflection. His cards were shit anyway. The most he could make from the dealer flop at this…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Three - Rebecca's BluffRebecca grew stiff as she kept her pose over Yushenko's desk and listened to the keys fumbling in the lock. How long does it take to open a fucking door? She held the handset to her ear and leaned…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-Two - Still Ahead ... For NowEleven million dollars. I'm up again, I'm actually up again, Steve thought, pulling two million worth of chips into his pile. Numbers had always been too abstract for him to put much stock in their…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy-One - Stealing From a ThiefRebecca stood by the service area next to the bar, growing antsy. The key dug into her palm, a reassurance she hadn't dropped it while delivering drinks and an urgent reminder she had to try it in…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Seventy - The Cue to GTFOThere are jobs where everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. Tonight seemed to be one of those nights. Robbie hadn't thought so until they came into the hotel lobby and then with each step their…imcdesouza (51)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Player, The Thief and The Broken Heart - Chapter Sixty-Eight - Search for a KeyRebecca slipped behind the bar and crouched to check her phone. During her shifts, she wasn't supposed to even touch it, but while waiting for Gianni to pour two Cosmopolitans, she could have sworn…