Delusive
“It further pushed me into bitchy territory, being that I got the car back just yesterday.
He gave me a grin I couldn’t match as he took me in his arms and kissed me. “You stood me up last night and didn’t answer my calls or texts. I was worried about you, Hanley.”
“I had to leave work early yesterday for a family emergency,” I explained, trying to take his hands from my waist, but his strength overcame mine. He held me tightly, pressing my body against his. “Where is my car, Elias?”
“Being deta...iled,” he said nonchalantly. “What’s going on with you? Is there anything I can help you with?”
“It was just my father…having an episode.”
“Episode?” he asked, the word slipping slowly from his lips.
“He has his good and bad days.”
His eyes shot up to the sky as though he suddenly realized the truth. “Is that why you live with him? To care for him? He needs professional assistance. Assistance you can’t and shouldn’t be expected to provide. It pisses me off that his burden is being carried on your back.”MoreLess
He gave me a grin I couldn’t match as he took me in his arms and kissed me. “You stood me up last night and didn’t answer my calls or texts. I was worried about you, Hanley.”
“I had to leave work early yesterday for a family emergency,” I explained, trying to take his hands from my waist, but his strength overcame mine. He held me tightly, pressing my body against his. “Where is my car, Elias?”
“Being deta...iled,” he said nonchalantly. “What’s going on with you? Is there anything I can help you with?”
“It was just my father…having an episode.”
“Episode?” he asked, the word slipping slowly from his lips.
“He has his good and bad days.”
His eyes shot up to the sky as though he suddenly realized the truth. “Is that why you live with him? To care for him? He needs professional assistance. Assistance you can’t and shouldn’t be expected to provide. It pisses me off that his burden is being carried on your back.”MoreLess
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