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!569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqdkaXVZkU
“Not many people gossip here, if any,” Bobbi assures. “Quiet and safe.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysFRfTGC5d
“How many books are here?” I ask.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxqSZMnRN6
“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.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRDrp0SXbg
“I would like to read through his works again,” I admit. “It’s been…a long while. Where is the poetry section?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dNploG05f
Bobbi points in the general direction of the back and the three of us walk over. “So, Ama says you’re trustworthy…” I start.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3AEzXhCWk
“Well, I don’t know much about that!” Bobbi laughs. “You say that, Mandy?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq9Cho0StR
“Don’t call me Mandy, but yes,” Ama growls. “I trust you…mostly.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAfPdIcUcK
“Goodness, woman, why?!” Bobbi cackles. “Have you met me?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fYNtpcHMn
“Yes,” Ama smiles. “I know your full name, Bob. Don’t tell me that I don’t know you well.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG2WcpURX3
Bobbi blushes furiously. “Poetry, here we are.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4paKQoa8S
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdtAVZjny6
My head snaps up and Klef runs up to me. “There you are! Where did you run off to?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVzWOJeNfl
I blink. “Here.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXm9iy40LA
“I know that, but why?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQixZzntReZ
“Well, typically it’s not a good idea to stay near an attacked area when someone wants to kill you.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6SzqRZr4i
Klef rolls his eyes. “Ride…”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLjmmv2DcN
“Treble.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttehmicDWb
“Please work with me here.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52t2tCrmgk
“Why? This is more fun!” I exclaim.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS6wCH32e0
Klef rolls his eyes and pulls me down for a kiss. “I was worried,” he murmurs.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn3dmGPhqv
“I’m in good hands,” I assure. “Ama and Bobbi here are trustworthy. And I’m clearly fine.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy19eRAxtd
“But you weren’t in my hands, Ride. I want you with me.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnQi0BgEeh
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?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLapId6NoK
Klef breaks into laughter. “Ride! C’mon, I thought we were having a moment!”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSm4LYzvwW
Ama “aww”s behind us. I turn to her and Bobbi. “Please don’t tell anyone,” I request.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nazaoL0hc
“Our lips are sealed,” Bobbi assures me.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelf2paWEwS
“Speak for yourself!” Ama exclaims.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQ2AmJz1Va
“Ama. For all your faults you can keep a secret,” Bobbi chastises.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bg10v11ld
“But they’re so cute together! And they shouldn’t have to sneak around to be romantic if they can help it!”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5YOOabLAB
“We choose to sneak around, miss,” Klef explains. “We don’t want to be office gossip.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJrs5anOzf
“‘Office gossip’,” I scoff. “You make this sound like a reputable business.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE06rG2mp3v
“It is, nowadays,” Klef points out.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67k8lYilvU
“Oh yeah? To whom, outside our business?” I challenge.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkyoN4lY0q
“Well--” Klef starts. “There’s…” he tries. “Okay. Um. You win.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNOoQXlEl5
I give Klef a smug smile. “So ha!” I exclaim.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOtc10JGER
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.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRknQ1KhzS
“Do I?” I tease. We both know that he can.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFK0bUsOmI
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YJKY3ttgZ
“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.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbk2vOEBGj
I blush. “Shut up. I was going to read. Care to join me?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdkvLRcJwZ
Klef turns nervous. “Oh, that’s okay. I’m more of a numbers guy.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjAO4suzd0
“What, can’t you read?” I tease. “And not just memorizing symbols like I’ve seen you do, actually reading.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM9mNoMxJK
“I can! Just…not…well.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V46HUyQV4
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.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPf8sL1f7Gg
“Why some kiddie book, though?” Klef whines.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ9pFTzGof
“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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7cmmMF9HR
“Fine. Get me a kid’s book and see if I care,” Klef says, sulking.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPATZ2P48LE
“Ama? Bobbi? Where’s the kid’s section?” I ask with a sickening smile.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrBko2xHpa
“That way,” Bobbi says with a smirk. “I can show you where specifically, just follow me.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59g5dTRb8I
“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--”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o60sVDv6t
“Here we are,” Bobbi interrupts. They must be as bored with this discussion as I am.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyv1GqYOPR
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dhYAqq28I
“Stealing and Why It’s Wrong is so funny!” I exclaim. “You chose the one book on why you shouldn’t steal!”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nx1lYshCt
“Oh. Not interested,” Klef says, putting the book back, which just succeeds in making me laugh harder.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmfSyMQT6p
“You should read it, Treble! You might learn a thing or two!”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L0jTctVP9
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNg1dhZF3p
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.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJURgolCMi
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.”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS4iBuTgHV
“It’s not too bad,” I persuade. I point to the first word. “Don’t you know what this one says?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8TSqcDNXF
“‘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?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKmFIrGMBP
“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!”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8MAVaYnyL
“Adopt…as in kids?”569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSldkqQ0p02
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNf7rhNFKM6
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.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n9HPcYCsz
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