Dove
"I think he's going through something… Maybe it's the work load, I'll try to talk to him… Yeah, sorry, he's getting his braces today so maybe that's why he's a bit nervous," I heard Zahi on the phone say from the living room as I tried to gather myself well enough for when Jay came to pick me up.
"Yes… Okay, I'll let him know, thank you… bye Danilo," he ended the call and let out a sigh then laughed when he saw me giving him the evil eyes from across the room. "What now?"
"Why are you conspiring with him?"
"I'm not conspiring with him. He's worried about you and he feels bad. He asked me to tell you he'll give you some space until you're ready and he's sorry," he smiled, "you need to be gentle on that man. He sounds terribly confused."
I pouted and looked down to my shoes, "he- he-" oh no and there came the tears as my lips started wobbling, "I miss him."