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.

brushed a few strands

wake me?

"No, nothing."

gas pedal, and the

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

three days or

rang. It was the man she was supposed to meet on a blind

stuck in traffic, then gestured for Abner to get

But Abner didn't move.

ending the call, Shirley

long have you known this blind date

he still be a blind date? This is the first tI'm meeting him, but

mine were

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

acquainted with

me, I probably would have been married by now, and my mom wouldn't have to

nagging."

"There is someone."

was too

hand as if to ruffle his hair,

grabbed her hand and firmly

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

while her

atmosphere turned delicate in

seconds of pause. She curled her

their heads towards the nearest windows, left and right, creating a

No words were exchanged.