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!1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSODQsBrFM
“Not many people gossip here, if any,” Bobbi assures. “Quiet and safe.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezfQF21X5C
“How many books are here?” I ask.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDXOSZZrs3
“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.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrDU3yBCFE
“I would like to read through his works again,” I admit. “It’s been…a long while. Where is the poetry section?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJdLYyMBcB
Bobbi points in the general direction of the back and the three of us walk over. “So, Ama says you’re trustworthy…” I start.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3IDjXH4km
“Well, I don’t know much about that!” Bobbi laughs. “You say that, Mandy?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof446Ai8g3
“Don’t call me Mandy, but yes,” Ama growls. “I trust you…mostly.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLEqMcTvgC
“Goodness, woman, why?!” Bobbi cackles. “Have you met me?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDnMAC5Nme
“Yes,” Ama smiles. “I know your full name, Bob. Don’t tell me that I don’t know you well.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFqjLRxtYZ
Bobbi blushes furiously. “Poetry, here we are.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGECAH63Jb
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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVStW4ckUa
My head snaps up and Klef runs up to me. “There you are! Where did you run off to?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzW5y2BMKC4
I blink. “Here.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9gP7SIUfU
“I know that, but why?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRvQvC4c96
“Well, typically it’s not a good idea to stay near an attacked area when someone wants to kill you.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xSuLVHmsj
Klef rolls his eyes. “Ride…”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEs9laTPpD
“Treble.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyHequ3ZZJ
“Please work with me here.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWmoJjnacL
“Why? This is more fun!” I exclaim.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUiWPOrKD7
Klef rolls his eyes and pulls me down for a kiss. “I was worried,” he murmurs.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWt9OXufV1u
“I’m in good hands,” I assure. “Ama and Bobbi here are trustworthy. And I’m clearly fine.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQOdjFnwxZ
“But you weren’t in my hands, Ride. I want you with me.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiaBNgv3BV
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?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Yn7zxtRnU
Klef breaks into laughter. “Ride! C’mon, I thought we were having a moment!”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xOzw08nfd
Ama “aww”s behind us. I turn to her and Bobbi. “Please don’t tell anyone,” I request.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuNk3l5CxW
“Our lips are sealed,” Bobbi assures me.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpwmq4rT3N
“Speak for yourself!” Ama exclaims.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE8DACMFRQ
“Ama. For all your faults you can keep a secret,” Bobbi chastises.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBDl2ad6aE
“But they’re so cute together! And they shouldn’t have to sneak around to be romantic if they can help it!”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PNH4pOwdQ
“We choose to sneak around, miss,” Klef explains. “We don’t want to be office gossip.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWFEVrUv3e
“‘Office gossip’,” I scoff. “You make this sound like a reputable business.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgaQCG1umv
“It is, nowadays,” Klef points out.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0787q1uVv
“Oh yeah? To whom, outside our business?” I challenge.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDn7Bzxsy9
“Well--” Klef starts. “There’s…” he tries. “Okay. Um. You win.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4sbMMTr2k
I give Klef a smug smile. “So ha!” I exclaim.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHWTDipBRt
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.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHunf4NL7r
“Do I?” I tease. We both know that he can.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQqTwb3D7c
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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFzrpYuhSF
“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.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhewBxSHCiE
I blush. “Shut up. I was going to read. Care to join me?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNGfASk6qL
Klef turns nervous. “Oh, that’s okay. I’m more of a numbers guy.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSD0EifkB6
“What, can’t you read?” I tease. “And not just memorizing symbols like I’ve seen you do, actually reading.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGg95TkwNt
“I can! Just…not…well.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4a8sxzejC
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.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRibiyO2FDe
“Why some kiddie book, though?” Klef whines.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG7bkKou7J
“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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIqqQvJvHl
“Fine. Get me a kid’s book and see if I care,” Klef says, sulking.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQymEJDS9L
“Ama? Bobbi? Where’s the kid’s section?” I ask with a sickening smile.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9awKFN3S7w
“That way,” Bobbi says with a smirk. “I can show you where specifically, just follow me.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4XwMEiy3F
“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--”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMpFolKu67
“Here we are,” Bobbi interrupts. They must be as bored with this discussion as I am.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWNFnmFaJk
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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGnzkXscg6
“Stealing and Why It’s Wrong is so funny!” I exclaim. “You chose the one book on why you shouldn’t steal!”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM0GjX1oe3
“Oh. Not interested,” Klef says, putting the book back, which just succeeds in making me laugh harder.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DHYeitbky
“You should read it, Treble! You might learn a thing or two!”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqBv79RWys
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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsUX3CX9iV
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.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9HfQozF1H
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.”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OeJfROo4p
“It’s not too bad,” I persuade. I point to the first word. “Don’t you know what this one says?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxy2UdMk9U
“‘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?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA06ynXjg1
“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!”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCqpBCYp5M
“Adopt…as in kids?”1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy27TvpGQI
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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyGpPNziEn
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.1067Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2XAzwbYdT
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