‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 !

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🩺 ݁⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍solitude.‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @halfsovl]

⠀⠀life and death will always lead you into love and regret .

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

she had been distracted.

she waits until they are in her kitchen to whisper again, offering a wry smile as she steps forwards to embrace him. “ romey’s asleep. he has a cold. ”

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

“ hi. ” hushed greeting comes immediately upon opening the door, gesturing for him to come inside. she isn’t half as nervous as he was — but not because she was sure about where the conversation would go, rather because ❨ ﹠. ❩

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

two hours and a few over a sounding engine came to stop in her drive way. he had parked in front of her house a few times - already met the neighborhood watch too - so no big of a deal. &&

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

that’s totally fine.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

2 hours ? i will come to you.. is that okay ?

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

let me know a time, sì?

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

of course

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

hm. then maybe we should talk about it, later.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

well i am not - i would say i am pretty committed to you

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

well, we haven’t labelled anything, and we haven’t spoken about boundaries, so you could have been.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

because - i do not want you to believe i am looking at other women

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

why are you panicking?

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

oh i am panicking and i think very valid in that so

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

don’t panic. i’m only joking.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

gia.. please

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

or will i?

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

thank you...

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

okay, okay. i’ll believe you.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

i swear on god i do not know who she was

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

hm. sure, whatever you say.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

i have yet to find out who she was yes

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

just random women in your office?

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

.. but we should, there are no strippers

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

i’m not sure we can.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

can we ignore chris

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

i definitely heard the word stripper.

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

what not that

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

and strippers?

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

heyyy

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

what’s all this about silver foxes?

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

so she pried herself from his grip and stood up the moment she was able to trudge sleepily towards the kitchen. “ do you want some water? ”

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

“ you try napping with a five year old. ” gia grumbled softly, sitting up just enough that she could rub the slight sleep from her eyes.

she hated the dryness of her mouth and the strange, almost metallic taste, and ❨ ﹠. ❩

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

a little strained groan reaching for his phone, fingers little blindly tapping on the screen.

though body relaxing once the alarm was out - breathy chuckle filling the prior silence. " naps are most effective if done regularly.. " &&

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

seeing the time her face formed into a deep frown and she glanced back towards the building. “ we should head back soon. it’s my rounds. ”

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

“ i hope not. ” her voice took on a slightly saddened edge, imagining the day her son left for college or moved out. for so long she had just worked and lived for him, and so it was odd to think of how empty her ❨ ﹠. ❩

[༝ ⏳ 𝐒͟𝐏͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐈͟𝐓͟𝐎͟ 𝕾𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 ⃰𓆪⭒ @DASLET2TE]

" oh who doesn't like cuddles ? so i can't blame him.. " he let his tone be playful, a soft - yet still sad smile.
for once it wasn't about his son, he was the son in the story, an ungrateful one at that.

head turn from the &&

[‍ ‍ ‍𝒖𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝒐𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝒐𝐧 ! @quietdose]

house and how quiet her life would be.

she paused for a brief moment, plucking the little watch pendant she kept attached to her lanyard into her hand. it had been easy to forget that she was actually working, but on ❨ ﹠. ❩