Page 66 of Forgotten Romance

Me:

What’s ONE hobby you guys like to do?

Payne:

Art, don’t say s?—

Art:

Sex.

Payne:

You were asking for that one.

I laugh because he’s right. When it comes to Art, I know I need to be more specific.

Me:

Fine. Because someone needs guidelines, something other than sex or anything sexual or immature or gross. Things that would be listed specifically as hobbies in the dictionary.

Griff:

I don’t think you know how dictionaries work.

Orson:

What’s going on? This is a random question even for you.

Me:

I went out with Luke and when he asked me to talk about myself, I had nothing. I don’t want to have nothing.

Payne:

As in things that we do in our free time, just for us? Beau colors in. I like to go for a run or play with my nieces. Plan out more fun for Killer Adventures.

Me:

See? See how easy that was for you?

Orson:

Are we going to skip over the part where you went out with someone who wasn’t Davey?

Me:

That’s not important.

Keller:

Considering Davey’s all we’ve heard about for the last few weeks and you’re still madly in love with him, it’s kind of important.

I take a measured breath, trying not to get frustrated. I’ve already mentally moved on from all of this, but I suppose reading my mind isn’t something they’ve mastered yet, which seems like an oversight on their behalf.

Me:

I wanted to see if it was possible to move on. It isn’t. Luke and I are happy as friends. Davey never wanted to get divorced, and then we had sex, and I’ve decided I’ll be traveling with him when he leaves, but I want to work out all the details first before I say anything. Before all that, I need to make sure I have a life outside of him. Apparently that’s something I’ve lost, and I’d like to not be a terrible partner when I’m following him all over the country. All caught up?

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