I Can Fix That

by Juliana Smith

“Yeah, well, if I asked, you would’ve said no. Plus, it’s storming out and your oven is broken. I figured you needed something and didn’t want to drive in the rain.”

“Now that’s just because it’s you, Hart. Don’t make me the good guy just because I’ve been sweet to you lately. I got a reputation to uphold.”

“Your oven wasn’t broken.”

“It just had a loose cord. I fixed it within a couple of minutes. I knew the second I pulled it away from the counter, but I…I didn’t want to leave. I needed an excuse to spend more time with you. I could’ve fixed it in two seconds, but instead, I kept taking off your panel and staring at it, trying to look busy for you.”

“They’re my June-venir’s.”

I would rather live only one day getting to love you than a million years without you in my life.”

“Please. Go take time to sort yourself out. I’ll be here. I will wait for you, however long it takes. Regardless of how scared you are, I love you, Grant. And I’m not giving up on us. So go take time away and come back to me when you’re ready.”