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"I came here before," he said
"Before?"
"When I was little" He glanced toup I don’t really knohy I think it was because other stuff was going on already" The lines around his htened "My dad cheated on her a ton, and she started drinking because of it Things got bad in the house, but she pro that we’d come here I remember it so clearly because I heard this amusement park had elephants, and I really wanted to see one up close" He grinned to hi their penises were"
I wasn’t even surprised "How old were you?"
He shrugged, still grinning "I was young I was in sixth grade, and Mason was in seventh"
"What happened?"
"My dad brought a woman home My mom found her underwear that afternoon I think e was done The whore left her underwear behind They did that sos behind They hoped my mom would find thes?"
"Not that day, no They divorced later, probably after the fortieth ot drunk at the kitchen table, then decided going to a spa was the best idea in the world I caue practice, saw the underwear, saw the wine bottles, and kneas a wash"
"But you still caer "I had fun that day"
Despite hisand I didn’t have words, so I covered his hand with ether When he looked at me, I could see the whites of his eyes, and I saw his htest of smiles His thumb rubbed over my knuckles
"My mom never remembered that day Well, that’s not true She remembers the mistress, and she remembers what color the underas, but not that she was supposed to takeforward so his arms were folded on the bar My hand was still in his, tucked firmly between his arms It drew me closer to him He turned to look at me, and our faces were so near "She had no clue ithout her"
My heart had lodged in rinned, but it didn’t reach to his eyes "You shared I wanted to share so, too"
The more I stared into his eyes, so close to mine, thea gliranted My heart picked up its pace, and the longer I stared into his eyes, the faster it beat The world had an He drew people to hi in htinto each other I wanted him to kiss me I sed, and when his eyes closed, his lips pressed unshot below