Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Shirley was exhausted. A full day's work had taken its toll.

"Dad, can we not talk about Abner anymore? I'm really, really tired."

"If you want me to drop it, then send the guy back to the countryside. I'm not comfortable with someone like that in my daughter's house."

Ever since Abner had arrived, Shirley had been at constant odds with her parents and her boyfriend, Mark. Now, she was genuinely worn out.

Shirley's silence was interpreted by Mr. Davis as defiance.

"If you don't send him away, I'm calling the cops right now to report a break-in."

Tears instantly welled up in Shirley's eyes. "Dad, can you please not push me? You want me to make up with Mark, right? Fine, I'll meet him, and after graduation, we'll quietly get married. I really don't want to argue with you right now."

Mr. Davis frowned, softened by her tears.

"I'm doing this for your own good," he insisted, a justification many parents use to meddle in their children's lives.

Shirley's eyes stung as she clenched her purse. "I'll listen to you on everything but Abner. Can we just compromise on this? I'll call Mark in a bit."

"Alright, but if Abner does anything harmful, you're sending him away immediately."

her eyes

headed to his car, sighing as he

in the right place. You two just need to work things out. Marriage will make your life much easier than if you were

car

feeling a wave of

it back to her room, collapsing on the couch in the living room

PM when Abner finally got

the light from outside revealed Shirley asleep

intending to turn on

contemplating waking her but decided against Instead, he went to grab a blanket from his

putting his backpack away, Abner headed down to the supermarket to pick up some vegetables. He fumbled with the

his way back and quietly started

a simple

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and a couple of side

everything warm, leaving a note where Shirley would

to

until he heard the kitchen door slide open, then returned to his work,