Going out with her had not been the plan, of course. It had only come up when she had brought him the check and informed him that she was off in twenty minutes.“I mean…” she had smiled and shrugged. “If you wanna do something afterwards. Since we’re both all by ourselves…”For a moment he had hesit
D stopped typing. Closed her eyes. Swallowed. Opened her eyes again. This was silly! Sending him anything in writing when she neither knew what she really wanted to tell him nor which kind of mood he might be in when he read it, was crazy. She had survived until now and she’d survive the last eighte
It had taken him ten minutes to get back – ten minutes of memories popping up left and right. Memories of things he wished would just stay buried in the very back of his mind. Memories of the time he and Danny had spent at the cabin - almost five years ago…Take a look at me now!!!They had taken a
“Wait. Don’t turn it off!” Jack had come up beside her. “Now that it’s running, we better try to get it to the dealership. You may need a new fuel pump if it just craps out like that. So, I’d like to look at it tomorrow. Just don’t turn it off until we get over there.”Sarah slowly nodded. “Okay. Th
He took a coffee mug out of the cabinet and filled it with the remaining coffee.Behind him, Sarah was noisily putting the silverware into the dishwasher.Joe stirred sugar into his coffee and then turned around, leaning against the counter.“So, Jack got your car fixed then?”he asked as he rose th
~~~Joe returned to the house forty minutes later on his bike.Sarah was in the living room, talking to Mom on the phone about where and when to meet tonight for the music/comedy show. From the hallway he heard her inquire if Aunt Tess still had the extra ticket and, if so, it would be okay to bring
"Morning, my love," Liz chirped, entering the kitchen. Joe looked up from the newspaper he'd laid out on the table and placed his coffee mug down. He maintained a stoic expression while observing her traverse the kitchen, her lengthy blonde locks still moist from her shower, her pink silk kimono ca
Since that moment, he had been diligent in minimizing his contact and interactions with her. Despite her attempts to sweet-talk and reconcile, he had consistently kept her at arm's length. At his workplace, he meticulously handled pending tasks, rescheduled his flight to Amsterdam, and engaged in a