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“She sounds great But you didn’t really answer my question Do you want to be an architect?”
“Well, it’s what I’ve always planned to do And I, ah, I like the idea of designing so an architect is , like ood at it”
“I’ that, baby,” he said, his voice soft but definite
I tried not to let the endeary mess on the as If I was serious about this, about wanting hiood memories to replace the bad Memories we could both share this time
“Ev, is it what you want to do with your life?”
I stopped Having already trotted out the standard responses, extra thought was required The plan had been around for so long I didn’t tend to question it There was safety and coive it to hias Soht it “Honestly, I’aze never shifted from mine “You’re only twenty-one”
“But I’ responsibility for s”
“You’ve been living with your friend for a few years, yeah? Paying your own bills and doing your classes and all that?”
“Yes”
“Then how are you not taking responsibility for yourself?” He tucked his long dark hair behind an ear, getting it out of his face “So you start out in architecture and see how you go”
“You make it sound so si else, see hoorks for you It’s your life Your call”
“Do you only play guitar?” I asked, wanting to knowthe topic of conversation to be offinside ed at the corner of his mouth—he knew exactly what I was about “Bass and druuitar can play bass if they put their mind to it And anyone who can pick up two sticks at the same time can play drums Be sure to tell Mal I said that next tiot it”
“And I sing”
“You do?” I asked, getting excited “Will you sing so forto aveback ato use that now, aren’t you? Anyti to throw it at me”
“Hey, you started it You wanted to kiss me for scientific purposes”
“It was for scientific purposes A kiss between friends for reasons of pure logic”
“It was a very friendly kiss, David”
A lazy s?”
“Okay,” he huffed “Turn back around then We were in spoon position for this”
I snuggled back down against hi David’s cuddle toy was a wonderful thing I couldn’t i with the scientific rationale Not that I could blame him If I were hih in the best way possible as he sang the ballad
I’ve got this feeling that coers and one broken nose
Dark waters very cold