Billy and Darla (A Maddox Men Story‪)‬

18-year-old Billy Maddox is heading to Tucson’s Motel 6 for what promises to be a fun evening of hotel romance with his ex-girlfriend. Their romp, however, quickly turns south as Darla Littlefield’s penchant for trouble-making steers Billy on a collision course with law enforcement.

As the full extent of their dysfunctional romance materializes before his eyes, Billy realizes he needs to make a course correction quickly. It doesn’t help that his friend Jessica Duncan, whom he can’t stop thinking of, remains a source of jealousy for Darla, whose lack of self-control knows no bounds.

Will things end well for Billy? Who can tell?

“Billy and Darla” is a work of free short fiction, and Volume 6, from Jay Lemming’s Maddox Men series. The story depicts a literary romance that ends up escalating a young man's journey to maturity over the course of a single night. The characters from the work of contemporary fiction, “Billy and Darla”, also appear in Jay’s novel, Billy Maddox Takes His Shot.