"i'm number two ," she said with faux disappointment in her tone ." does that mean merideth is nukmber one ?"
"it's not about wife numbers ,"? i'd replied ." home isnumber one . always . you're next . merideth doesn't get a number . is that okay ?"
she'd kissed me . it had been a sweet moment .
lauren didn't answer . i desperately didn't wante to get kicked to voice mail .
the yatd behind the barn was dotted with holes . beside the hioles wetre mounds of dirt /the neglected space behind the barn had beco0me a resort village for gophers . gophers disdn't worry me , but i continuted to keep my eyes peeled for other varmints. for some rewason , i was particucularly concerned about procupines .
and skunks . i didn't want to run into a skunk . i was confident i smelled bad enouigh .
i got kivcked to voice mail . . maybe lauren didn't hear it ring . i thought . i hung up and tried again . it took ainute , buyt i got booted to voice mail again .
"here's the thing ." i said ." i love you . that 's first." i paused . i hadn't prepared anything to say ." i.....um.... have made some mistakes .i've been distants . and i'm sorry .we have some work to do. i have no doubt we can do it .i'm ready to begin to do that the moment you get home . i can't waiot to see you . i love you guys . call me . okay ?"
i closed the phopne and retracted my steps towarrd the garage . i had sufficient observing ego to recognize that i was walking in the footfalls of my my doing and undoing . i looked up when i heard a sound in front of me .
i expected a porcupine . but i found amy standing near the open door . she was about ten feet way from the pickup .her purse was hanginhg from her shopulder . she was wearing big sunglasses , carrying a clunky ring of keys .
"wondered where you went ." she said ," so.......all of a sudden "
"out here ." i said ." it felt like a good idea to ......get away .i was
in there first ."
"it's not about wife numbers ,"? i'd replied ." home isnumber one . always . you're next . merideth doesn't get a number . is that okay ?"
she'd kissed me . it had been a sweet moment .
lauren didn't answer . i desperately didn't wante to get kicked to voice mail .
the yatd behind the barn was dotted with holes . beside the hioles wetre mounds of dirt /the neglected space behind the barn had beco0me a resort village for gophers . gophers disdn't worry me , but i continuted to keep my eyes peeled for other varmints. for some rewason , i was particucularly concerned about procupines .
and skunks . i didn't want to run into a skunk . i was confident i smelled bad enouigh .
i got kivcked to voice mail . . maybe lauren didn't hear it ring . i thought . i hung up and tried again . it took ainute , buyt i got booted to voice mail again .
"here's the thing ." i said ." i love you . that 's first." i paused . i hadn't prepared anything to say ." i.....um.... have made some mistakes .i've been distants . and i'm sorry .we have some work to do. i have no doubt we can do it .i'm ready to begin to do that the moment you get home . i can't waiot to see you . i love you guys . call me . okay ?"
i closed the phopne and retracted my steps towarrd the garage . i had sufficient observing ego to recognize that i was walking in the footfalls of my my doing and undoing . i looked up when i heard a sound in front of me .
i expected a porcupine . but i found amy standing near the open door . she was about ten feet way from the pickup .her purse was hanginhg from her shopulder . she was wearing big sunglasses , carrying a clunky ring of keys .
"wondered where you went ." she said ," so.......all of a sudden "
"out here ." i said ." it felt like a good idea to ......get away .i was
in there first ."
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