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i woke up to the sound of seagull shit meeting my sleeve. "perfect. landon... landon... wake up landon." i looked at the six dollar glow in the dark watch that i wore proudly on my wrist. 3:23am. "landon. we have to go. wake up. it's almost 4 in the morning and your step-dad's going to shit a brick if you aren't there before he wakes up."
"mmmmm. i don't wanna. just three more minutes." i grabbed her forearm and wrapped it around my neck; scooped her legs up and carried her into the passenger's seat. she snorted a little and then we were off. i left the engine running, helped her wabble up the stairs and opened the room to her door. she flopped onto her bed as i headed back to the door.
"Casey."
"yeah?" i scurried back toward her bed and knealt down.
"thank you for loving me."
"shh. you know better. we don't say things like that. love is unspoken."
"i know, just the once i think is ok. thank you for loving me."
"of course. now go to bed. i'll see you tomorrow."
stop.
"mmmmm. i don't wanna. just three more minutes." i grabbed her forearm and wrapped it around my neck; scooped her legs up and carried her into the passenger's seat. she snorted a little and then we were off. i left the engine running, helped her wabble up the stairs and opened the room to her door. she flopped onto her bed as i headed back to the door.
"Casey."
"yeah?" i scurried back toward her bed and knealt down.
"thank you for loving me."
"shh. you know better. we don't say things like that. love is unspoken."
"i know, just the once i think is ok. thank you for loving me."
"of course. now go to bed. i'll see you tomorrow."
stop.