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He is tall, more than conventionally attractive, and lean. His posture mimics that of a wilted sunflower. Head tilted down, like he is struggling to hear normal-height people. He has dark-blue eyes and a square jaw and a nose that is a little too long and pointy.
“You know, only one person is going to lose if you quit on your life and stay in your room for eternity. And that person sure ain’t gonna be me.”
Joe: August 10th. Ever: What can I get for you? Joe: A fucking spine for yourself?
He lifts my left hand and examines it. He notices the change right away, which means it’s the first thing he looks at every time he sees me. He holds my left hand and turns it here and there. “No ring.”
“What are you doing?” I ask, reaching for his belt. “Making sure Dale gets a couch with an interesting life story.”
“I’m not going to wait for you forever.” He speeds ahead, bypassing three cars in front of us. “At some point, I’m just going to drown.” “I know.”
“This whole thing tastes like goodbye, and I don’t like it.”
“What’s stopping you from moving to San Francisco?” I counter. “Nothing,” he says matter-of-factly, surprising me. “San Francisco has docks, so I’ll have a day job. It has publishing houses. It has you. But no one’s invited me. That’s my holdup.”
“You do that, Ever. I’ll give you some time to write it down.” He wrestles a tee onto his body, grabs his keys, and leaves.
I don’t know, missy. Seems to me like you’ve attributed to yourself superpowers you can’t really back up.”
Renn: Why? Did you forget your charger there? Renn: J/k. WTF? Dad: I second your brother’s (less than eloquent) question.
Renn: Young love is such a drag. No wonder I want nothing to do with it.
“I knew he liked eccentric, but this is laying it on thick.”
“The bad news is you’re not out of the doghouse. But my interest is piqued.”
“How do I make it up to you?” I murmur into his mouth. “Never leave again.”
But see, forgiving people who hurt us is not about those people at all. It is about choosing to move on with our lives. Letting go of the grudges. Healing without depending on someone else’s journey.
“Be my forever, Ever. Be my wife. The mother of my children. The person I file joint taxes with. I want it all. The good and the bad. The boring and the interesting. And the in between, which we will determine ourselves.”
