She was standing in the half-open door in blue sweatpants and a T-shirt, and she was barefoot. From her T-shirt a green alligator was grinning and showing a big mouth with lots of sharp teeth. One of them was sparkling golden. He knew that T-shirt… Trying not to think about where he had seen that
”Well… have a safe drive home,” he heard her say through the haze that had just come over him. She had straightened up and, despite what she had just said, she looked at him a bit undecidedly. Giving himself a push, Joe nodded. “Yeah thanks,” he mumbled. “Good night.” And as he turned around and
Hearing the music there at her doorstep, in combination with having her right in front of him – close enough to touch – had somehow whacked him totally out of balance. There was something about music that could – in a heartbeat – bring back memories and feelings. Even the ones that he had thought we
D was still sitting on the floor behind the door, hugging her knees and just surrendering to how that music in combination with everything that had happened this evening made her feel. When she heard footsteps approaching outside, she straightened up. Petrified. There were a few soft knocks. “Dan
Somewhat stunned by her own actions, D watched him come in. Then, her hand gripping the door handle tightly, she shut the door and remained with her back to the room – and to him for that matter – for a moment. God, what was she doing? She briefly closed her eyes, and exhaled. Then she slowly turned
“Just try it, okay?” he said nevertheless. “Dance with me.” This felt a bit like holding a large piece of wood in his arms. At the same time he was totally in awe that she even still was in his arms. “Danny, relax!” He told her softly and pulled her a little closer. He had started moving with the
With a fake little growl she moved the arm up to where it rested on his shoulder. He nodded. “Big improvement!” He pulled her closer still - close enough to actually feel her breathe. For a moment the breathing seemed to have stopped, though, as if she were holding her breath. He kind of liked th
“I’ve got some pills,” she offered. “Nothing really strong, but…” Even while she said it, she knew that it was silly to try and avoid the unavoidable. This was the end of their insane, little get-together. Well, it had to end sometime. Maybe better sooner than later. Because it could only get craz
“Let’s try,” she whispered and moved her hand down to his stomach.“Okay,” he put his hand back ontop of hers and slid his fingers between hers.It took only minutes until her breathing slowed down and a slight twitching of her hand told him that she was asleep again.Listening to her breathing and
Joe woke up around three, feeling really thirsty.It took him a second to grasp where he was (not in the cabin anymore) and that he was not alone.The realization caused a flash of excitement.D was sleeping far on her side of the bed.He remembered how she had always used to do that. No matter how
He was going for a mind-sweeping kiss here – one that would swipe her mind of any reservations there might still be. Even if, right now, she didn’t seem very reserved anyway. But he’d rather be absolutely sure…His own reservations were all gone by now. And having her so close just confirmed that ke
Three minutes later Joe returned, a chocolate bar in his left hand and a glass of milk in his right.“I see chocolate,” D chirped with a greedy grin. She had sat up and was leaning against the headboard. “Come here…” Like a lazy princess she waved for him to come over.Stopping at his desk, Joe set
“I don’t wanna mess this up…” he said, his gaze on the bedcover beside her head, his hand tracing one of the lines in the pattern.“Didn’t exactly feel like you were in the process of messing things up,” she said softly and reached out to touch his face.“You don’t think so, huh?” He leaned into her
Joe pushed himself away from the windowsill.“Guess I’ve really earned a jerk medal,” he contemplated as he stepped around the bed to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t pick up.”“Mhmm,” D growled, trying hard to unwaveringly hold his gaze as he came closer. “And you’re hopefully also sorry that you didn’t ca
He shrugged and kept glaring out the window. This had become kind of a habit - turning his back on people and staring into space. It was a bad habit he had developed thanks to Liz. It just helped him focus or stay composed, and it made it easier to get through situations he would rather avoid altoge
What she had before her, was part of the job ads from Saturday’s paper. One of the ads had her company’s swan logo on it. It was the ad for one of the jobs in London.Joe had gotten up from the bed again and returned to his desk. He pulled out the chair and sat down on it backwards so he was facing
D was rising from the bed with the intention to follow him. Only that she was momentarily strangely overwhelmed by something. Something indefinable that affected her more deeply than anything had in a long time.When it only got worse once she stepped out on the landing, a moist wave from the bathro