I look at Bobbi, then the door, cracking it open slightly. Inside is the biggest library I’ve ever seen. Granted, I haven’t seen a lot of libraries, but it’s huge!1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHsISUc6wW
“Not many people gossip here, if any,” Bobbi assures. “Quiet and safe.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDjXqouRKo
“How many books are here?” I ask.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡittjnRa3DM
“I’m not sure,” Bobbi says. “You’re welcome to count them, if you want. But your Dad says you like William Blake, and we have him somewhere around here.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtW5elKpts
“I would like to read through his works again,” I admit. “It’s been…a long while. Where is the poetry section?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ909uTsJtBS
Bobbi points in the general direction of the back and the three of us walk over. “So, Ama says you’re trustworthy…” I start.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfagMwIM8j
“Well, I don’t know much about that!” Bobbi laughs. “You say that, Mandy?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1qYlJoyQP
“Don’t call me Mandy, but yes,” Ama growls. “I trust you…mostly.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ItYbROdxs
“Goodness, woman, why?!” Bobbi cackles. “Have you met me?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9wxRv9Big
“Yes,” Ama smiles. “I know your full name, Bob. Don’t tell me that I don’t know you well.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZB2IEXzgd
Bobbi blushes furiously. “Poetry, here we are.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosx556UYK4
I turn to look at the number of books they have, which is quite a lot for just poetry. I look for “BLA” while Ama and Bobbi speak to each other in hushed tones. I snatch a book off the shelf when I see “Blake” on the spine and start flipping through it. “Ride!” a certain someone calls in that familiar voice.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fIDLI49q0
My head snaps up and Klef runs up to me. “There you are! Where did you run off to?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2cPgraptN
I blink. “Here.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5j1nDTleg
“I know that, but why?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk61caqT991
“Well, typically it’s not a good idea to stay near an attacked area when someone wants to kill you.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvDwyrGgBP
Klef rolls his eyes. “Ride…”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0K3aC38BK
“Treble.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IOucWbU19
“Please work with me here.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9BAC9CtOO
“Why? This is more fun!” I exclaim.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8Y7iZBGac
Klef rolls his eyes and pulls me down for a kiss. “I was worried,” he murmurs.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K8o0VuBhm
“I’m in good hands,” I assure. “Ama and Bobbi here are trustworthy. And I’m clearly fine.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln14fZ6dZg
“But you weren’t in my hands, Ride. I want you with me.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDROwbmOLD
I grab his hands and squeeze them. 5 years ago I would have been weirded out by his intense gaze right now, but these days I can’t help but find it adorable. “Don’t worry. My heart’s always with you, isn’t it? You still have the box I put it in?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FKPE3EGjV
Klef breaks into laughter. “Ride! C’mon, I thought we were having a moment!”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0DnrD08TO
Ama “aww”s behind us. I turn to her and Bobbi. “Please don’t tell anyone,” I request.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMXlBVd3Ek
“Our lips are sealed,” Bobbi assures me.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqwbFzHzrz
“Speak for yourself!” Ama exclaims.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzWKsmxJel
“Ama. For all your faults you can keep a secret,” Bobbi chastises.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy75Xow734e
“But they’re so cute together! And they shouldn’t have to sneak around to be romantic if they can help it!”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rvJ91Eeuh
“We choose to sneak around, miss,” Klef explains. “We don’t want to be office gossip.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9uYGnqwn0
“‘Office gossip’,” I scoff. “You make this sound like a reputable business.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjRS89fzqT
“It is, nowadays,” Klef points out.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnQJJRHmqd
“Oh yeah? To whom, outside our business?” I challenge.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVV4lAIrxB
“Well--” Klef starts. “There’s…” he tries. “Okay. Um. You win.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwChPFljX0
I give Klef a smug smile. “So ha!” I exclaim.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEyE9dky6u
Klef is just indulging me at this point, but I choose to gloat a while longer. He whacks me on my arm and I whack the back of his head. “Oh, an escalation?” he asks with a devilish grin. “I can do that too, you know.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4DPqz4T41
“Do I?” I tease. We both know that he can.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy74XYmviJ2
He gets on his toes and presses his lips against mine lightly and we both smile. Bobbi laughs. “Still in the honeymoon period?” they ask.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCuUsj1ekk
“Ah, no. But she was in an abusive relationship so I make sure that I’m not crossing any boundaries. Some days she’s okay with kissing some not. I don’t make assumptions.” Klef shrugs. “So I give her plenty of time to say no. Doesn’t really matter to me whether or not I can kiss her. I just love being around her.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NSHqUrfp4
I blush. “Shut up. I was going to read. Care to join me?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl4FD8ohBm
Klef turns nervous. “Oh, that’s okay. I’m more of a numbers guy.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvM9a7SSE5q
“What, can’t you read?” I tease. “And not just memorizing symbols like I’ve seen you do, actually reading.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5iPjqOwGB
“I can! Just…not…well.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrF1h1MY9P
I smirk. “Looks like Treble has trouble with something after all!” He groans, and I ease up on the gloating. But not too much. “Reading, like anything, requires practice. Come on, we can find you a picture book.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhZ8na2Qqd
“Why some kiddie book, though?” Klef whines.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmWuUKn0OC
“Do you want to read adult poetry with tons of big words?” I ask him, holding up the book in my hands to emphasize my point.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxlz1b0OIm
“Fine. Get me a kid’s book and see if I care,” Klef says, sulking.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1MiKswhaK
“Ama? Bobbi? Where’s the kid’s section?” I ask with a sickening smile.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXsLWRxIrx
“That way,” Bobbi says with a smirk. “I can show you where specifically, just follow me.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjO6Mf6Wah
“You better keep quiet about this,” Klef threatens. “Otherwise other people might think that they’re more qualified for my position here. And I love my position, I don’t ever want to give it up. It’s important to me. I’d daresay it’s so important to me that not even Rides could--”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ364o09NJu2
“Here we are,” Bobbi interrupts. They must be as bored with this discussion as I am.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESUxn9ME8R
I know all too well Klef is talking about his “position” being not only my partner in crime, but my boyfriend. I grin at the thought of teaching my boyfriend how to read, though, and proceed to drag Klef through the books. Klef picks out one that’s colorful, and I laugh. “What’s so funny?!” he asks.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtjj9ugGah
“Stealing and Why It’s Wrong is so funny!” I exclaim. “You chose the one book on why you shouldn’t steal!”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7puqM1gBPN
“Oh. Not interested,” Klef says, putting the book back, which just succeeds in making me laugh harder.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVkwI9qAmI
“You should read it, Treble! You might learn a thing or two!”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KOtB4CQDw
Klef sighs in that way he has that makes it seem like he’s questioning all of his life choices. He picks out another book and struggles to read the title this time. “Oh, this one’s about food!” he exclaims when he figures it out.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHmbQkhgbY
I roll my eyes. Out of all of the books he could have chosen…“Typical,” I sigh. “Come on, I’ll help you read it.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt88Cztg56
Klef whoops, and drops to the ground with the book in his lap. He frowns. “Now I remember why I don’t read. This is hard on the eyes and the brain.”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmQ4wDK2UE
“It’s not too bad,” I persuade. I point to the first word. “Don’t you know what this one says?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkzrU53I4c
“‘Jo’,” Klef responds, rolling his eyes. “Look, I’d rather have complex equations than words any day. And I don’t even like complex equations. Why can’t you just leave me to be illiterate in peace?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIqeWm5ppH
“Because what if we adopt one day? I can’t be the only one to read to our prospective kids!” I say. “Besides, reading is good for you, and your eyesight is practically perfect! You can see it just fine, you may as well make use of the fact that you have the opportunity to read!”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADOLFRDzpR
“Adopt…as in kids?”1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsBvbD1i6B
Oh. I’ve never said anything about kids before now, so it comes off as totally out of the blue. “Yeah, you can’t exactly adopt an adult, can you?” I joke.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rxKvkHEfe
Klef smiles and I can tell that he’ll let the matter rest, for now. “S’pose not,” he says easily, and leans back, sighing at the pages of his book.1475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kqGgpp4gP
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