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.

woke up, glanced at the time, and brushed a few strands

didn't you wake me?

"No, nothing."

pedal, and

Abner asked, "How

three days or

more, but Shirley's phone rang. It was

remained gentle as she apologized for being stuck in traffic, then gestured for

But Abner didn't move.

ending the call, Shirley was puzzled,

long have you known this

if I knew him well, would he still be a

mine were college

marry someone you hardly know? If you're going to marry,

acquainted

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

nagging."

"There is someone."

response was

hand as if to ruffle his hair, but then hesitated, her hand hanging in the

firmly placed it on his

She

palm felt the softness of his hair, while

turned delicate in

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

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

No words were exchanged.