Hope(Less)
“Sam stood on the doorstep looking very serious. He must have left in the middle of the night in order to get here first thing in the morning. I frowned. The surprises just kept coming and it wasn’t even eight.
Pasting on a welcoming smile, I pulled open the door. “Morning, Sam. This is a surprise.” Maybe it would be a short visit. I wanted to see Clay freshly shaven without an audience, but I motioned Sam in anyway. If he took the time to drive here, I would have to take the time to lis...ten to whatever he had to say.
He didn’t say anything, but stepped inside.
“Um, don’t get me wrong, I like seeing you, but is there a reason you’re here?” I queried trying to hurry him along.
“We’ll wait for Clay.”
His cryptic answer caught me off guard. It’d been more than two months since we’d seen each other. Sure, we talked, but it wasn’t the same as seeing someone face to face. I’d expected him to look at least slightly happy to see me.
Just then, the bathroom door opened. I turned excitedly to look for Clay. He stepped into the living room dressed in t-shirt and jeans, but I didn’t waste my time eyeing him up. My eyes honed in on his face.MoreLess
Pasting on a welcoming smile, I pulled open the door. “Morning, Sam. This is a surprise.” Maybe it would be a short visit. I wanted to see Clay freshly shaven without an audience, but I motioned Sam in anyway. If he took the time to drive here, I would have to take the time to lis...ten to whatever he had to say.
He didn’t say anything, but stepped inside.
“Um, don’t get me wrong, I like seeing you, but is there a reason you’re here?” I queried trying to hurry him along.
“We’ll wait for Clay.”
His cryptic answer caught me off guard. It’d been more than two months since we’d seen each other. Sure, we talked, but it wasn’t the same as seeing someone face to face. I’d expected him to look at least slightly happy to see me.
Just then, the bathroom door opened. I turned excitedly to look for Clay. He stepped into the living room dressed in t-shirt and jeans, but I didn’t waste my time eyeing him up. My eyes honed in on his face.MoreLess
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