Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

by THX 0477

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Tim awakes. It is night. He should be asleep, but he does not care. His love lays beside him on the bed. An empty black box lays on the nightstand. All is right in the world.

Almost. Tim’s bladder could be considerably less full. Considering a kiss, Tim leans but stays his lips. He would not rob his love of a moment’s pleasant dreaming. And thus he slips silently, lovingly across his small apartment towards the bathroom and urinary relief.

A third of the way to his porcelain destination, he pauses. There is a glow from betwixt the battered couch cushions that is not normally there. With quiet, curious hands Tim retrieves Jillian’s cell, smiling to himself that it must have slipped there from her pocket during their celebratory revelry.

A glowing screen indicates not only that she has left her phone on, but a text message has come in. Tim, neither suspicious nor nosy, has no intention of reading it.

But as he flips open the phone, only to turn it off you see, he reads, “Have you told him yet?”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    uh oh.. doesnt look good…

  2. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    .:band baby:.'s Buddy Icon .:band baby:.

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    uh oh… What has Jill done??
    LoA

  3. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    Apostrophe 's Buddy Icon Apostrophe

    Posted 9 months ago

    flattered. shocked, and intrigued. ruin it and i will be severly dissapointed.

  4. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 9 months ago

    Look, if you romantics want to save the relationship, you’d best get to the sequel before I do. Honestly, I meant to leave it open, vague, that it could be something ominous or completely harmless or even positive.

  5. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    flute faerie's Buddy Icon flute faerie

    Posted 9 months ago

    uh-oh. thats never good.

  6. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    Saint Chuck's Buddy Icon Saint Chuck

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh no! I smell trouble.

  7. Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

    Cat the Dancing Mouse's Buddy Icon Cat the Dancing Mouse

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Uh oh…
    Wonderful setup…In need of a sequel?

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