” yeah well——
——takes a lot to get rid ‘f me. “honestly, he’s waiting on the
punch, a shadow of GUILT
passing across his features
before a g r i n replaces it. he
won’t say it.you know he won’t.
she wants an apology.
an i’m sorry, i’ll call next
time. but she wants a lot of
things, and he doesn’t owe
her a damn thing.
so it goes.
sarcasm aside, she really is
relieved. which is why she
smiles; that, and his grin’s
contagious. it almost makes
up for everything.

❛so they say. ❜
❛how come you’re
dropping by? you
on the job? ❜