Yours For Now; Mine For A Year
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a surprise when she'd thrown me into a tight m
the couch, devoid of any expression, while he st
rough his mind, because that was what was ob
Mom said for like the umpte
hfully, I couldn't continue wit
're not acting like you missed us one bi
o that, I just offered her a small
done with their greeting
tell me it was time to g
I sauntered towards h
know if you expect me to be blissed out at th
e feel like some kind of
l, you're home single because of whatever you claim to b
s always discussed whe
. In fact I'd expected it, and
e every time he broug
on a stable relationship, bu
d was for me t
what happened with
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dropping the newspaper beside him on the couch.
sh*t already. You said that thre
roll my eyes at how dramatic
us of how uninterested I was in this conv
lling the story he alway
year before that and had been
ed for this conversation." I cut him off, knowing if I didn't
. "Do you still plan on playing bas
irritated ed
ome a basketball player when I'd graduated as th
dn't mean I didn't want to
y (since Katie had said she wasn't intereste
ls." Though I was starting to f
on of the company and all, s
is face becoming expressionless, "which means you'll
confusion. "Wha
e. "Since you might end the company's name without offering it
uh
player, you'll never get a girlfriend and
ody tensed and
nger than I was and was undeniabl
we certainly didn't shar
d one that was just a little lower than mi
him the company,
er retirement, but I'd also give hi
s going to
enched, trying to suppress the
ession. "I'm supposed to be retired at my age, but because of who my
" he continued, only fueling my anger, "and
" I repeated thro
added, "a stable relationship of at least a year,
ven have anyone so how can I tr
ou'll stay single, so I'm gi
e'd made the decision a
nge his mind. Even if I promised to have
ept
ng my shoulders and releas
ss I'll have to say it now," with that, curio