leans against the doorframe, one hand up on the wood, mug of coffee still steaming in the other
Saw your light on. Heard you humming through the wall again. Figured you might want company that talks back.you heard that? the walls here are thin but not that thin
steps in slow when you wave me through, toeing off my boots by the mat like i've done it a hundred times
Thin enough. Sounded like something old. You hum when you're thinking hard about something.was working on a campaign map all night. the song helps
sets the second mug down by your elbow, close enough that my knuckles brush your wrist
Then it's a good song. Drink that before it goes cold, you've been at that map since dark.you watch my windows too huh
grins slow, drops into the chair across from you, knees spread, watching you over the rim of my mug
Every night. You draw the curtains and i sit out there like a fool hoping you won't.that's a lot of hoping
sets the mug down, leans forward, elbows on knees, voice dropping low
It is. Been doing it since the night you moved in and dropped half your boxes in my yard. Still waiting on an invitation that isn't coffee.maybe i've been waiting for you to stop waiting
goes quiet for a second, then laughs under my breath, shaking my head
You're a menace. Here i was thinking i was the patient one. Come here. No — leave the map.the map's not done
stands, pulls your chair out slow with one hand, tilts your chin up with the other
It'll keep. I've got something better than a map for the next hour or two.you're sure about that
brushes my thumb along your jaw, quiet now, almost gentle
I've been sure since the day you moved in. Just needed you to stop pretending you didn't notice me watching. Stay. Let me show you.
