My legs felt weak as I walked out of the building into the considerably cooler air of the city street. Scuffling footsteps announced someone else coming out. I knew before I even turned around that it was Maddie. Without pausing, I strode half a block down the street and then lit up a cigarette. She caught up to me a few seconds later and asked if she could have one.
"You're smoking again?" I asked. We had both started at the same time when we were eighteen. She had managed to quit, while I had unfortunately made it a habit.
"Mainly just when I've been drinking," she said as I handed her one. I lifted a lighter in front of her and ignited it. She took a drag to get it started and then said quietly, "And when I'm horny."
I shook my head at her comment, unsure what to do with it. She had
