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.

of alcohol, and her face still bore traces

and, after a moment's thought, took

I'll help you remove

on the couch but

products, but he recognized the words "makeup

bent over her, meticulously

he had wiped her face clean with

and, after tucking her into bed,

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 his own bedroom to continue his

her makeup occasionally crossed his mind. This was Shirley's first

herself for her father's scolding, but surprisingly, Mark

was just so well-behaved, and

have

kid's handwriting

it would have been

Abner had shot up in height, barely noticing until he reached

diet had improved, and so had his overall demeanor, making him quite popular at

he wasn't much for socializing, which Shirley only realized when she accidentally found a

in surprise, hearing him cooking

you dating

quickly coming over to take the letters from her

these letters

who put

spoke differently with Shirley than he

know, I wouldn't mind if