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The supermarket is way lesscrowded than it usually is, given the fact that it is a Friday afternoon, this is when the town folk usually get to doing their shopping but today there’s only a handful of people in the store. I grab a cart and walk down the isles, grabbing packs of chocolates that look mouth watering. I take about six of them, I fill the cart with other stuff like cheese, the wine I know Ryan enjoys drinking, luckily I find the editions of the sexiest men alive magazine I wanted to get and I add it to the cart, a lady shopping besides me throws me a dirty and judge look and I pour at her,
“It’sfor my sick dying friend. It’s his last wish to gaze upon the smoldering abs of all the Ryans before he says goodbye to this cruel cruel world. Not so strange really, if you consider that he is also a Ryan.”
I smile at her and she shakes her head and walks away briskly. Ugh, there’s nothing I hated more than judge my people. Okay no, there’s bullies and rapists and disgusting fathers who abandon their families in the middle of the night. I should probably start seeing my therapist again.
I get everything packaged beautifully in a gift basket with an over the top bow tied I to it and a large card that read.
“get well soon Ryan, the office is not the same without you.”
Then I walked the few blocks to his house.
It really was a beautiful day, granted almost everyday in this town was beautiful, the grass seemed greener, the air cleaner and easier to breathe in without the smell of smoke and urine filling your nose. It was just too bad that some crazy person was trying to ruin all of this. I ring Ryan’s doorbell and a few seconds later he’s opening the door.
“Hey Ryan.”I say in lieu of a Greeting And he sniffles, it almost sounds adorable.
“Hey sexy, what are you doing here?”
He says and I frown out how pale he looks.
“You know, I am sure there is a law somewhere that prohibits you from calling me sexy and sexy ass every time you see me.” I say and he shrugs,
“I am sick, what cruel law would punish a sick, almost dying man?”
I laugh and he steps aside so I can enter the house.
“That’s a very large basket, is it for me?” He asks and I nod and hand it to him.
“From all of us at the office, get well soon babes.” I say and he smiles and takes it from my hand. He doesn’t waste anytime rippling off the bow and reading the card.
“Aww” he says and begins pulling out the contents of the basket.
“Eclairs and Hersheys? You spoil me. Ohhh, I have t seen theses editions yet, girl.” I smile at how happy he looks as he flips through the magazines.
“Ugh, I can die a happy and fulfilled man now that I have beheld the amazing wonder that is Ryan Goslings half naked body.”
“Oh my gosh,that’s exactly what I said to the judgy flooze who at the supermarket, how well do I know you?”
“So we’ll babes.I love this, thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Well,I know for a fact this is just you, those snobby bitches we work with wouldn’t do something like this “
I laugh and nod, the office was weirdly empty today too, I think more people are getting sick.”
“What kind of sick,twisted psycho would poison the water that a whole town uses? That’s evil. We have a devil in our midst.” He announced dramatically and I laugh, although it isn’t really funny, we thought this was a common bandit but now that we know they would go so far as to poison water? Shit is getting real.
* * *
I only staywith him for a little while before I have to head back to the office, I really hope he feels better though, seeing him so down is unusual and frankly, worrisome. But thankfully he’s looking better. I’m about to get on the elevator when my phone pings with a text. From Holden, my boyfriend, brother of whom I am having lustful thoughts. Ah yes, a perfect reminder that I have other problems, much bigger problems than bandit on the lose. Okay. Maybe not bigger than that but still pretty big.
I click on the text to read it.
I miss you. Are we still up for tonight?
Crap. I completely forgot we were supposed to meet up for drinks tonight. I can’t help but smile at the text though, Holden might have his issues but he was still a sweet person and of course I missed him too so I quickly text back.
I miss you too. Yes, we are. I close by seven. Pick me up?”
