Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Abner hadn't actually forgotten his phone; it was just an excuse.

At the moment, his mind was a jumble, and he wasn't ready to head down just yet.

Going down meant they would have to part ways.

He looked down, thinking about lighting up a cigarette, but as he glanced at his reflection on the glass wall beside him, he put the

cigarette back in the pack. He didn't want the scarf to catch the scent of smoke.

He lingered upstairs for seven or eight minutes before slowly making his way down.

Shirley had been working overtrecently, preparing for a course out of town. After pulling two all-nighters, she had dosed off,

her head resting on the steering wheel.

When Abner opened the car door, she didn't wake up.

He slid back into the passenger seat and quietly shut the door.

Only then did he lean in for a closer look at her.

Shirley's skin was flawless, and with her eyes closed, her eyelashes cast soft shadows on her cheeks.

Abner's gaze settled on her lips, naturally upturned at the corners, giving her a look of approachability, even in her sleep.

He hesitated for a few seconds, wanting to get closer, but then a tapping sound from outside the window startled him. Another car

was trying to get out, blocked by Shirley's parked vehicle.

Perhaps out of guilt, Abner sat up straight in an instant.

and brushed a few strands of hair from her

wake me? Did you forget

"No, nothing."

pressed the gas pedal, and the car

the hotel entrance, and Abner asked, "How long will

three days or

It was the

stuck

But Abner didn't move.

the call, Shirley

have you known this blind date

I knew him well, would he still be a

were college

know? If you're going to marry, shouldn't it be someone you really

acquainted with

someone like that around me, I probably would have been married by now, and

nagging."

"There is someone."

was too

his

and firmly placed it on his

as if on fire. She wanted to pull away, but the thought

the softness of his hair, while her hand's back felt the

delicate in

seemed like an eternity was only a few seconds of pause. She

both turned their heads towards the nearest windows, left and right,

No words were exchanged.