Dreams of Flying by J. D. Brink

Author:J. D. Brink [Brink, J. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fugitive Fiction

Three

Emily comes into the kitchen in her night gown. Herb is standing at the sink with his back to her, still in his red snowmobile suit and argyle socks, pouring the last of his bourbon down the drain. The microwave is humming loudly, warming up his leftover dinner plate. He doesn’t even know she’s there until she asks, her voice groggy, “What are you wearing?”

He turns. His other hand is holding a dishrag of ice against his split, swollen lips. A goose egg-sized bump shines above his left eye.

“Oh my god! What happened?” Emily shuffles her slippers across the floor and gently pulls the ice pack away to see his wound.

“It’s nothing,” he says quietly, setting the bottle down in the sink. He wraps an arm around her waist and pulls her closer.

“Well, it doesn’t look like nothing.”

“I’m sorry,” Herb says.

Emily sighs. “No, I’m sorry.” She lowers her arms and rests her head on the narrow, red-suited pillow of his chest. “I’m sorry things haven’t turned out the way you wanted them to.”

“No.”

“I’m sorry you’re disappoint—”

“No.” Herb tosses the dishrag into the sink and puts his hand on her head, stroking her smooth blonde hair. “No, honey, I’m not disappointed. I’ve just been... I think it’s time I shared a few things with you.” He brushes her hair away from her face. “First of all, you’re beautiful.”

Emily leans back and looks into his soft brown eyes. “And you’re brilliant.”

The hero kisses his wife.

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