Abby

The morning light creeping through the slits of the blinds pulls me from sleep.

There’s a throbbing ache nestled behind my eyes, a telltale sign of last night’s

overindulgence in wine.

I prop myself up on one elbow, the room swaying slightly, and my gaze lands on

the bedroom door. Beyond it, I know he’s still there. Karl, sleeping on my couch.

Last night feels like a haze, but it slowly begins to come back.

“There,” Karl said, standing and admiring his handiwork. Several paper towels

and two cans of club soda later, the red stain was finally out of my carpet. I

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stood beside him, nervously picking at my lip, as we stared down at where the

stain used to be.

“Thanks… I appreciate it,” I said, finally glancing up to meet his gaze.

shrugged and walked over to the kitchen to toss the paper

Just be

nodded. “I will. So… You

“A little.”

preparing a meager meal of

with a bit of company and another bottle

made our way back to the living room,

more wine

was too much wine. Maybe I should have cut both of us off,

that happened at the cook-off,

were a good team out there despite all of it,”

slurred. “Just like

My tongue felt thick and heavy in my

hand through his hair.

when we used to cook together in our

off, leaving a heavy silence between

in my drunken haze: the two of us cooking together,

The two of us getting lost in

Karl’s hands lifting me up

tracing my thighs.

I was on him. Our lips were

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