There was a short pause. “Joe!?!” “No!” He shook his head. “I don’t think that’s funny. Never did. I’m dead serious.” “You can’t be…” As he looked back at her, Joe saw her expression change from anger and disbelief to some sort of hesitant acceptance. “How do you know?” she asked almost breathl
D got off work already around three. It was the start into a long weekend. She had taken Thursday off, and Friday was a public holiday and therefore off as well. On her way home she went by the bakery in her neighborhood and got two loaves of white bread that she had promised to bring for the part
“Well, I sure don’t trust Gerry,” Anja chuckled, “or Jack…” “Yeah, that’s definitely not one of Jack’s many qualities,” D said and handed Anja the bag with the two loaves of white bread. “Can I give this to you for right now? I’ll just say Hello, drop off my salad and then I’ll cut my bread.” As A
From where she was standing D didn’t have the best view of the hand in question, but it almost seemed as if there were some kind of a brace around it. “Argh. That looks painful,” Sun moaned, still holding Joe’s hand. “Stupid accident,” he said with a dismissive shake of is head and pulled the hand
D had so far kept her eyes on the bread. Now her eyes darted up at him, and she had it on her tongue to tell him to stop calling her that. It just stung to hear him say it. “Medium, right?” he asked. It was a normal harmless question, friendly even. Nothing wrong with it! She should have just said
From the grill behind her she could hear Joe announce that the steaks were done as well. The metal lid of the grill was closed and she could hear his footsteps approach on the gravel path. To distract herself and ideally seem calm, she reached for a piece of bread and started buttering it. The foo
“Well, sounds like you’re happy!” Gerry said from across the table. Tony nodded, looking embarrassed. “Yeah, after getting over the initial shock and after behaving like a jerk… It’s exhausting, but at the same time it’s so exciting and rewarding. I can actually recommend it now. In case you’re con
D was about to comment and totally agree with Tony when Sun’s exaggerated giggling from the other end of the table distracted her. A quick glance over there showed that Sun was not just giggling in a somewhat silly way, she was also snuggling up to Joe, her hand on his shoulder and her face close t