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I finally understand the Matchbox car code Please see me The real me

“You knohat I honestly think? You’d still be a, even if you looked like Mr Bexley”

“You’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid, Shortcake”

He’s s with the need tothat I don’t fully know myself yet All I know is, it hurts me to think he feels bad about such a fundamental aspect of himself I resolve to objectify him less, and turn away until he puts on his shirt It’s robin’s-egg blue

“I love that color shirt It e atmy lipstick

“Can I see so loose as he takes the tube from me and reads the bottom

“Flamethrower How appropriate”

“Do you want

“I fucking love your red” He kissesthe lipstick, blotting, reapplying, and by the ti

“I can barely take it when you do that,” he es to say

“Hair up or down?”

He looks pained He gathers it up, and says “Up”

He lets it fall and scoops it in his hands like snow “Down”

“Half up, half down it is Quit fidgeting, you’re o and have a drink at the bar downstairs? Liquid courage I can drive us to the church”

“Be down in, like, fifteen minutes okay?”