It's been five years, eight months, and two days since he last gambled. That night when he'd walked away from the pool hall? It wasn't the last, but it was close. She'd been a vision, sent from heaven.
The temptation was so close, so often, but he's learned how to completely shut himself off. He resists the siren call of the poker table, the innocuous flirtation of the lottery tickets, and above all the allure of a well-worn pool table with cues lined up waiting for him…
But now he's all in, and it's the biggest gamble of his life.