“No. Don’t worry,” he answered my question before I even said it. “You are safe.” Abe then smiled, reassuringly making me feel and believe what he said was true. “Okay this time I do have to go.”
“Okay,” was all I could say quietly in response.
“See ya,” he sighed with a smile and started walking towards the gates.
I opened my lips slightly to respond, but closed them into a smile instead, magnetized to him, but however only being able to stand gazing dreamily, as he walked off.
“Wow,” I breathed out after a minute had passed, holding firm to where I was, hoping my feet would remain on the patio, uncertain whether I could move just yet, as the weakness in my knees set in again. Abe had been almost slightly serious just moments ago and now his impulsive, deep, quixotic charm was overwhe
