Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

"Abner?"

"Yeah, you haven't come back yet, and I was getting a bit worried."

Shirley rubbed her temples, squinting her eyes to look at her screen. It was indeed Abner calling.

"Sorry, I'm downstairs..."

Her words became slurred as she continued.

Worried, Abner hurried downstairs, searching from their building all the way to the grocery store at the entrance of their neighborhood before he finally exhaled in relief.

Shirley was asleep with her head on the table, surrounded by several bottles of wine and an open box of Teddy Grahams.

His heart softened, and he almost laughed, but still, he bent down to help her up.

"Shirley?"

She seemed to wake up, yet not quite fully, leaning into his embrace as they staggered forward.

She knew it was Abner, the kid she had taken in, and though not sure if it was just her imagination, it seemed like Abner had grown taller.

When he first arrived, he was around 5'10", but now he seemed to have reached 6'.

As they entered the elevator, she stumbled slightly, supported by his embrace.

Shirley, being only 5'5", could only prevent falling by holding onto his hand.

The elevator took them directly to their apartment, where Abner helped her sit on the couch.

alcohol, and her face still

after a moment's thought,

you remove your

on the couch but then

wasn't familiar with makeup and skincare products, but he recognized

bent over her, meticulously

face clean with a washcloth did he breathe a sigh

her to her bedroom and, after tucking her into bed, he knelt to take off her

in the living room, he looked at the makeup-stained cotton pads on the coffee table and swept them all into the trash. After tidying up, he

of her long eyelashes while he removed her makeup occasionally crossed his mind. This was Shirley's first time getting drunk, and upon waking, she barely remembered what had happened the

father's scolding, but surprisingly, Mark didn't tell on her

Abner had become more natural. The kid was just so well-behaved, and his grades

you have good

kid's handwriting

waste it would have been if you hadn't take him

of their sophomore year, Abner had shot up in height, barely noticing until

so had his overall demeanor, making him

for socializing, which Shirley only realized when she accidentally found

in surprise, hearing him cooking in the kitchen, she

dating someone at

over to take the letters from

these letters are

who put them

Shirley than he did

wouldn't mind if