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
It was four-thirty in the afternoon when D unlocked the door to her home.She set the suitcase down in the entryway, hung up her jacket and walked across the living room where she dropped her purse on the coffee table. Then she opened the door to the deck. The weather in Innsbruck must have been rea
“You mean now?” Sarah seemed surprised.“I know you’ve got to leave soon, but yeah, can I come by now? Do you think he’ll be there?”“I guess so,” Sarah said slowly. “Yeah, sure you can come by. Anytime…” And after a little pause she added. “Might be a good idea, actually.”~~~Ten minutes later D l
D gasped, her heart thumping in her chest violently. Did she seriously still want him to say anything at this point?“Forget it!” She snatched her purse from the table. Then, her eyes focused on the front door, she headed that way. She just needed to make it through that door and to her car! Hopeful
In the bathroom across the landing he dropped his fresh clothes on the closed toilet. Growling to himself, he pushed both his hands through his hair, leaned his head back and took a few deep breaths. He urgently needed to get his act together. He didn’t have the slightest idea how to handle this.Pl
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
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
“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