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.

reeked of alcohol, and her face still bore traces of light

with a blanket and, after a moment's thought, took out his phone to look

I'll help you

on the couch

with makeup and skincare products,

he bent over her,

her face clean with a washcloth did he breathe a sigh of

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

she was under the covers before turning off the room's light. Back 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 returned to

looked at his papers, the image 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

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

The kid was just so well-behaved, and his grades kept improving,

you have good

this kid's handwriting

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

had shot up in height, barely noticing until he reached

so had his overall demeanor,

socializing, which Shirley only realized when she accidentally found

widened in surprise, hearing him cooking in

you dating someone

over to take the letters from

these letters are

who put

with Shirley than he did with

I wouldn't mind if