"Getting to know you"
Sunday morning shines brightly again. In Phoebe’s big bed, she and Les wake together, smiling stupidly at each other. How two people act when first with someone new. There is just this inner happiness that can’t be contained. A real...
"Abbie is gleeful for what she caused to happen, she thinks"
Not wanting to separate after that second kiss, Phoebe notices the time and has to pull herself away. “Les, would you like another drink while I close up the bar? It will only take a few minutes,” Phoebe asks her.Les...
"A day again at the open market, and more."
Saturday morning is sunny and pleasant when Abbie and Tim awake and start their day. In the high seventies, it is cool enough not to be overheated as they walk through the outside market.After a quick breakfast where Tim tells...
"Abbie explains what Tim had experienced..."
Tim and Abbie head to bed. As they undress and climb in together, Tim broaches a topic that has been on his mind since this afternoon. With everything else that had happened, it had been pushed aside, but now he...
"Les shares more with Abbie about Tim's mother and her."
Tim leaves for a while to get ice cream for dessert. Also, for some time to think about what Leslie has told them. Today, which was supposed to be celebrating Abbie and him together, has taken a strange, and to...
"Tim learns more about his mother"
Tim is calmer now, but it is six already, and Les is coming soon. She will be expecting dinner to be ready. Tim’s insecurities are out entirely. Having taken in so much in the last few hours, he is reverting...
"Tim is shocked to find out things about his mother"
Recovered from that little mid-day romp in the kitchen, Tim wondering if, in time, Abbie and he will play this way in every room of the house. Tim and Abbie pull themselves together.Tim suggests that they clear out the clothes...
"All of Abbie's things have now been moved to their home"
Friday dawns clear and nice outside. The sun is shining, making the May air feel even warmer. After morning fun, Abbie and Tim are up and ready to head back to the apartment to finish emptying it.Tim knows they need...
"Moving Abbie to her new home"
The car secured from Les, Tim and Abbie’s first stop, with Abbie’s covered face, is to her flat. Tim drops her at the front door and then pulls into the building’s parking lot next to it. Tim had put some...
"Abbie and Tim start their life together."
Wednesday night, Abbie and Tim sleep very well in their sizeable new bed. They cuddle together in the center. Tim is learning to enjoy Abbie’s back, pressing against his chest and other parts as his arms hold her to him. ...