Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Shirley was so caught up in her nostalgia that she failed to notice the growing discomfort on Abner's face. By the time she realized it, he had already let go of her hand and was making his way towards the exit. "Abner?" she called out, snapping back to reality, but Abner only quickened his pace and soon disappeared through the front door.

Shirley hurried to follow him. "Abner!" she shouted, but just as she took a step, Mark grabbed her wrist.

"Shirley, does this mean you agree?" he asked.

Shirley shook off his grip, her brows furrowed. "Agree to what?”

"To get back together."

"I didn't agree to anything. I just think you're right about one thing-high school was great. But we're college graduates now; we can't live in the past forever."

With that, she took off in the direction Abner had gone. It was her oversight. She had noticed his unease, how the presence of her father, and especially Mark, seemed to trigger feelings of abandonment in Abner.

looked increasingly grim, as if he had made some significant, unsettling decision. Shirley got into her car and tried calling Abner, but he didn't pick up. That kid, showing a bit of temper now. She drove around but couldn't find any trace of Abner. She searched till midnight and, not finding him, headed back to her apartment complex in defeat. That's when she saw Abner, looking forlorn, sitting

and approached him. Seeing him looking so deserted broke her heart. After all,

intended to scold him, but at that moment, she found she

worried that if Mark and I got back

seemed to lift his spirits instantly.

mix of

her, his voice filled with a newfound hope as he asked,

"No, and don't run off without a word

a sense of accomplishment. She preferred this slightly

she went through a list of reminders with him. After all, she was leaving the country the next morning for two months. By