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by
S.L. Cokeley
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October 27 - October 31, 2024
But I was determined, drunk or not. Nothing was going to hurt her with me around.
“How did I end up in some angsty teenage novel?” She looked up at me through wet eyelashes. “This is not what I wanted to do today.”
“Calem. That’s my real last name. Aaron Calem at your service. Let’s add that to our secrets list.”
“A little birdie told me that you don’t drink.”
“Do you mind if I ask why?”
don’t know what my tolerance is, and I’ve never had anyone I trusted enough to drink with.
you do have someone you can trust now, though. I’d take good care of the drunk you. I’ll even hold your hair if you throw up.”
🩷🥹
“Are you sure you’re not just jealous you weren’t the only one to taste her?”
Aaron stopped to pluck a huge white peony. He brought it up to his nose to smell it before handing it to me. “You’re doomed to receive flowers from me now until the end of time since I know which is your favorite.”
“No matter what happens . . . if we have to leave, I promise that I’ll come back for you. I would never leave you here alone, and I won’t just leave without telling you. So, if I disappear because something happens to me, I just need you to know how important you are and that I wouldn’t abandon you.”
🥹🩷
“Come on. Fight with me. I’m an idiot. Just tell me what I did, and I’ll fix it.” Aaron stayed by the flickering flames.
“I’m sorry for everything. I really screwed your life up.” I smiled, wiping a few tears. “No. You didn’t. I’d do it all again. All the good. The bad. To meet you.”
It’s like you’re secretly in love with me or something.”
“So what if I was . . . hypothetically. Would that be bad?”
