Sketch by Laramie Briscoe

Author:Laramie Briscoe [Briscoe, Laramie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 1230000726177
Google: qWjCCgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B01700VA24
Goodreads: 26145580
Publisher: Laramie Briscoe
Published: 2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

SKETCH

This has been one of the best days of my life. We’ve lounged like we haven’t lounged in a long time with one another. It’s nearing the middle of the afternoon, and I know I need to get my run in. I can’t let myself get lazy. If I let myself get lazy, then everything I’ve worked so hard for could fall apart. I’m learning that philosophy is true in every part of my life. I have to work at it to make it work for me.

I’m only sorry I didn’t learn that lesson earlier.

“I’m gonna have to leave here in a few. I need to go get my run in,” I tell Nina, watching her to gauge her reaction.

She looks a little disappointed, but she seems to understand, or maybe she’s a little interested. “Do you run every day?”

“I try to. It’s a good way not to let the world get to be too much. My head is clearer, and to be honest I feel better when I do it.”

She walks over and puts her arms around my neck. She pulls my head down so that she can look into my eyes. “I get it. You’re doing something for yourself.”

It’s still weird not to look at her and see the disappointment, the fear that we’re over and the hate that we’re tearing each other apart. I’m glad she sees my desire to be a better person both mentally and physically; I’m glad she can understand that it’s not that I don’t want to be with her, it’s that I have to keep up with the changes I made. “I figured out real quick when you left that I was doing a lot of things. Most of those things I thought made you happy, but I was doing absolutely nothing for myself. This is a change I’ve made, and I like it.”

“I truly get it, Sketch.” She leans in and kisses me softly on the lips. “My only question is, when will I see you again?”

Going over my schedule mentally in my head, I’m trying to figure out when the best time will be. “I work the later shift tomorrow, so I’ll be at the shop until ten. If you want to swing by when you get off work, you can. Other than that, I have the early shift on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Friday I’m booked solid all day with Reaper, but I’m taking off Saturday and Sunday because I know Friday will do me in.”

“The whole weekend?”

I can see the excitement in her eyes. It’s been years since I took an entire weekend off. I can’t help the grin that spreads over my face. I’m feeling lighter, and I’m feeling good that she’s so excited about it. “I kinda thought it’d be a good idea. Maybe we can go to my parents’ cabin.”

My parents have a cabin up in the mountains. It’s in this small town straight outta Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Nina and I have been there a few times over the years, but it’s been a very long while.

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