"I'm glad you didn't forget about me," Rafe said when Mercer dropped by. Of course, the place was a mess. A work in progress, no less. He invited Mercer in, who didn't want coffee, so he offered him a bottle of water. Surely, that wouldn't be contaminated.
"Such a long time," Rafe said.
"Has it?" Mercer said he didn't think so. "I saw you at Christmas."
"Oh." Rafe nodded. He guessed he was right. Finally, he was having some alone time. Ruby went to thrift with Gabby, and she took the baby with her. She was braver these days on her outings, so Rafe gave her the thumbs-up. Honestly, he wanted to nap, but he knew she expected him to do laundry and the dishes.
He stretched a bit as if he needed to get in the mood to do something. Of course, Mercer helped too.
"You don't have to," Rafe shrugged.
"I don't mind, really."
Rafe thanked him as Mercer picked up in the living room. He even vacuumed while Rafe loaded the dishwasher.
Finally, Rafe got around to putting a frozen pizza in the oven. The kitchen was so pristine that he hated to mess it up.
"So what have you been up to?"
"Just work, and you know, we go and see Sterling's daughter on the weekends." Mercer shrugged.
"That must be hectic."
"We've got it down to a schedule. It's good." Mercer told him with a smile.
"Good, wish I knew your secret." Rafe winced in thought.
"Are you and Ruby really happy?" Mercer looked at him out of concern as they ate pizza together with Root Beer.
"Um," Rafe nodded.
"You don't think-" It was as if Mercer didn't want to say anymore. As if he shouldn't have questioned Rafe to begin with.
"It's not perfect, but is anything?" Rafe laughed. "We get along, but we know we both have our faults. It's just we both need more sleep, but every day is an adventure, and I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be with." Rafe smiled.
He didn't want to mention his brother, Mercer's ex. That was the past, and Rafe definitely lived in the present; that was all that mattered. They talked then about Easter and what the summer might hold for them.
"Maybe we can all meet up one weekend in Shandoah. It would be good for the youngsters to be friends."
Rafe liked Mercer's idea.
Very interesting 😊
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Placebo, Pure Morning
A nice conversation between the two.
ReplyDeleteIt's always super nice to talk to friends.
ReplyDeleteGenial fragmento. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteTytuł mnie dzisiaj przyciągnął. Bo właśnie napisałam o przyjaźni.
ReplyDeleteJak zawsze dobrze się czyta.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie i zapraszam do siebie
Interesting friend.
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Other nice chapter that I liked a lot!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it with us
Hugs ♡
Uma boa conversa comendo pizza é quase uma terapia.
ReplyDeleteBoas inspirações! :-)
Hi, thanks for the chapter. As always, it's a pleasure to read your posts. Best regards.
ReplyDeleteTer bons amigos é a melhor coisa, Ellie feliz semana bjs.
ReplyDeleteThe way you wrote Rafe’s thoughts about exhaustion and love side by side made his situation feel very real and grounded. I also appreciated how the past was present without taking over, it added tension without needing to be spelled out.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you put real expressions of day to day life in your characters dear Ellie 👍🥰
ReplyDeleteYes ,nobody is perfect we all complement each other with our virtues and flaws
Nice
ReplyDeleteTak, ci którzy nie żyją przeszłością mają zdecydowanie lepiej. Czasem lepiej się całkiem odciąć. Niezwykły rozdział który miło się czyta. Dzięki za emocje.
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