reply coyly.
“Then all my hard work pays off,” he states, tapping my nose.
I shake my head, giving a light laugh and turn back to my food.
His hard work paid off months ago.
“What’s the subject this morning ladies?” Chase begins while he elbows Morgan’s arm, causing her fork to wiggle in front of her face.
She releases a heavy sigh and drops the fork. “You’re infuriating, but if you must know, we were talking about Sidney.” Lifting the utensil back up she takes the bite of eggs, chewing it and sticking her tongue out to show him what it looks like after.
“That looks delicious, can you make some for me?” Chase replies and begins eating.
Josh hands me my coffee, sits next to me, and makes a face at them. We sit quietly listening to the four of them bicker back and forth. Simon sits quietly, eating his food as fast as he can like usual so he can get up and leave.
“Will the evil sister be coming home for the holiday this time?” Dean laughs at this joke.
No one else does.
Simon sits up a little, as though he’s waiting on the edge of his seat.
“Actually…” Morgan begins when Molly jumps in.
“I think she is, Mom said something about her coming in at some point?” She claps excitedly.
Simon’s lips curl up slightly at the news.
“I might be stepping over some line…” I begin to trudge into a conversation I’m not sure I should engage in. “Why don’t you just apologize? Wouldn’t it be easier than having her avoid you forever?” I question him.
What kind of man is he if he can just continue on hanging around her family and acting as though she doesn’t exist when clearly her absence turns him into an asshole?
“That is a great idea.” He looks to Chase, then Morgan for a second before dropping his gaze to his plate. His body jerks swiftly as is releases a quick amused breath. “Someday I will, someday she’ll know how sorry I am.” He stands, grabbing his plate when he walks away.
“What if someday is too late?” I blurt out without thinking it through.
He smirks, his vision staring off to a place we can’t see. “I promise you, I won’t let that happen,” he says walking out.
“Why doesn’t he just give up and move on?” I lean to ask Molly.
She gives a small shrug and sadness takes over her eyes. That’s when it hits me, he loves her.
“Because he can’t,” she sighs. “He will do anything for her, including giving her something she was willing to give away for him.” She pushes her plate away.
“That has to be the saddest love story I’ve ever heard.” I push my food away as well.
I can’t imagine loving someone so much you push them away to have a better life, knowing your heart will forever be broken without them.
She agrees and slowly, one by one, everyone’s dish is in the center of the table. Heartache fills us to the point of being full.
“He’ll get over it.” Chase pats Morgan’s back. “It’s safer this way; we decided that.” His hand moves to tuck her hair behind her ear.
“I know, it just sucks being us sometimes.” She gives a weak shrug.
Something tells me there is more to what happened than just a simple kiss and a trick of the mind. I don’t know Simon well, but I can see he regrets what happened every second he is breathing. I see it when I look in his eyes because it’s one I used to get when memories would overtake me. It’s a place he goes without meaning to… he goes to punish himself… or maybe just to relive it, like his own personal hell. It’s how some of us learn to adapt; we grow from the pain we have caused others in hope of becoming better. There’s sadness in his eyes, a sadness he put there, one that shows he’s lost so much in his life. He just kind of exists and everyone moves quietly around him, letting him behave in whatever way he sees fit.
“I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am looking forward to sausage gravy!” Dean yells out with excitement trying to change the
“Then all my hard work pays off,” he states, tapping my nose.
I shake my head, giving a light laugh and turn back to my food.
His hard work paid off months ago.
“What’s the subject this morning ladies?” Chase begins while he elbows Morgan’s arm, causing her fork to wiggle in front of her face.
She releases a heavy sigh and drops the fork. “You’re infuriating, but if you must know, we were talking about Sidney.” Lifting the utensil back up she takes the bite of eggs, chewing it and sticking her tongue out to show him what it looks like after.
“That looks delicious, can you make some for me?” Chase replies and begins eating.
Josh hands me my coffee, sits next to me, and makes a face at them. We sit quietly listening to the four of them bicker back and forth. Simon sits quietly, eating his food as fast as he can like usual so he can get up and leave.
“Will the evil sister be coming home for the holiday this time?” Dean laughs at this joke.
No one else does.
Simon sits up a little, as though he’s waiting on the edge of his seat.
“Actually…” Morgan begins when Molly jumps in.
“I think she is, Mom said something about her coming in at some point?” She claps excitedly.
Simon’s lips curl up slightly at the news.
“I might be stepping over some line…” I begin to trudge into a conversation I’m not sure I should engage in. “Why don’t you just apologize? Wouldn’t it be easier than having her avoid you forever?” I question him.
What kind of man is he if he can just continue on hanging around her family and acting as though she doesn’t exist when clearly her absence turns him into an asshole?
“That is a great idea.” He looks to Chase, then Morgan for a second before dropping his gaze to his plate. His body jerks swiftly as is releases a quick amused breath. “Someday I will, someday she’ll know how sorry I am.” He stands, grabbing his plate when he walks away.
“What if someday is too late?” I blurt out without thinking it through.
He smirks, his vision staring off to a place we can’t see. “I promise you, I won’t let that happen,” he says walking out.
“Why doesn’t he just give up and move on?” I lean to ask Molly.
She gives a small shrug and sadness takes over her eyes. That’s when it hits me, he loves her.
“Because he can’t,” she sighs. “He will do anything for her, including giving her something she was willing to give away for him.” She pushes her plate away.
“That has to be the saddest love story I’ve ever heard.” I push my food away as well.
I can’t imagine loving someone so much you push them away to have a better life, knowing your heart will forever be broken without them.
She agrees and slowly, one by one, everyone’s dish is in the center of the table. Heartache fills us to the point of being full.
“He’ll get over it.” Chase pats Morgan’s back. “It’s safer this way; we decided that.” His hand moves to tuck her hair behind her ear.
“I know, it just sucks being us sometimes.” She gives a weak shrug.
Something tells me there is more to what happened than just a simple kiss and a trick of the mind. I don’t know Simon well, but I can see he regrets what happened every second he is breathing. I see it when I look in his eyes because it’s one I used to get when memories would overtake me. It’s a place he goes without meaning to… he goes to punish himself… or maybe just to relive it, like his own personal hell. It’s how some of us learn to adapt; we grow from the pain we have caused others in hope of becoming better. There’s sadness in his eyes, a sadness he put there, one that shows he’s lost so much in his life. He just kind of exists and everyone moves quietly around him, letting him behave in whatever way he sees fit.
“I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am looking forward to sausage gravy!” Dean yells out with excitement trying to change the
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