A Four Letter Word

by Nouvelle Bardot

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I pulled back, but Pierre tried lingering a little too long for comfort on that sudden kiss. I helped pull him up and set him on the bed like you would a child who had scraped their knee.

“Stay there,” I commanded, leaving the room. I made my way to the kitchen, trying to find the only remedy I knew that could cure anything from a broken heart to getting a hole in your favourite sweater. I started boiling a pot of tea. Drinking the tea didn’t matter, but the process of making it was a whole different story.

I poured Pierre a cup, and brought it to him. He didn’t say anything, but he held the warm mug in his hands and closed his eyes.

“Elizabeth never made me tea,” he said after a moment of silence.

“Tell me about Elizabeth,” I requested, sitting next to him on the bed, “Why did you marry her if she hated you?”

“I don’t want to talk about her,” he said sternly.

“Then what do you want to talk about?” I answered.

“You,” he said quietly, “Do you love me?”

I had no way of answering that.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. A Four Letter Word

    Question Queen of the 21st centuary.'s Buddy Icon Question Queen of the 21st centuary.

    Posted 7 months ago

    Great story!

  2. A Four Letter Word

    Saint Chuck's Buddy Icon Saint Chuck

    Posted 7 months ago

    Sweet and innocent, but with a hidden context that you can’t quite make out. Love it.

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wow, Pierre is very unexpected. It’s curious, because I always thought disabled people would be more defensive, have defense mechanisms built up because they’re so vulnerable, you know? But Pierre seems to accept his vulnerability. This story is making me see disability in a whole new light (no pun intended there!).

  4. A Four Letter Word

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 7 months ago

    My but you’re prolific these days. Quite a string of ficlets. Poor Pierre, almost bordering on desperate there.
    LoA

  5. A Four Letter Word

    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    geez, that’s a bit of an awkward thing to toss at Marguerite…”Do you love me?”...hmm. How will our girl respond?

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