a craving i can't fill.

“You have to tell him. Buck,” she says insistently. “You’ve got to—”“What would be the point?” he asks, cutting her short. “He’s moved to Texas. He’s not coming back. They never do.”“Not Eddie,” says Maddie. “He’ll come back. He always does. He’ll—”“Christopher is the priority,” once again, he cuts her off, restlessly stirring on the couch. “Christopher is what matters. And Eddie will give up anything for him. As he should. I don’t blame him for it, not one bit. He’s what’s most important.”____OR an interstate journey, a conversation with a Texan man and a sister, and a voicemail.