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Before she went on this crazy internship three thousand
miles away, when five o'clock rolled around, he’d turned his thoughts to Clare
–wondered what she had made for dinner, and if she’d be up for sex after.
At six, he’d looked forward to going home to her, listening
to her challenges and victories for the day, gazing at her beautiful face, and
feasting like a king on her gourmet meals. He’d had a wonderful life. Now that
that was gone, at least for six months, he realized how much he had taken for
granted.
Frowning, Terry returned to his empty apartment. The barking
pug greeted him, her little legs stiff as she made sure he wasn’t an intruder.
Then the wiggly canine licked his face and tore around the house, showing him
how happy she was that he was home. Terry smiled. The animal was too hilarious
to ignore.
He pulled out a rectangular
plastic container from the freezer, then opened a beer. She’d worked like a
lunatic to leave him a month’s worth of meals in the freezer before she left.
He flipped on the news and put the food in the microwave. His cell rang. He
muted the tube before answering.
“Clare, baby! How are you?” He stretched out on the sofa, resting his
feet on the coffee table.
“Aces. You? You okay?”
“Fine. Busy.”
“Are you going to bridge tonight?”
“Of course. Some things have to stay the same.”
“You getting a new partner?”
“Al said he knew someone, but I don’t know. We’ll see how it
goes. How are things?” He knew he shouldn’t hope she’d say terrible and that
she wanted to come home, but he did.
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My heart aches for his loneliness but I love their conversation and his truthful feelings that she come home. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAww, I'm glad he gets to talk to her at night. Great job of showing the change in his life. Love the pug frenzy!
ReplyDeleteI'm with him - she should say she misses him and wants to come home. I love these two characters and the pug!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm...I'm curious about the possible new bridge partner now. A complication in paradise? (Or an authors overactive imagination??)
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