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And I never saw him as a threat

Until you disappeared with him to have sex of course

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I didn’t went out of my apartment for maybe a week. I was a bit surprised when Nina came barging in my apartment with some bags of chips and as few bottle of booze and few pint of ice cream. She said it was her comfort foods like I didn’t know that at all.

“I really should be getting my lock changed.” I said to her.

“If you would change your lock, I would obviously get an extra key and I am really sure that you are the one who would give it to me.” She laugh at herself. “So I have a feeling that you didn’t moved in there for some quite time. Let me help you.” She retorted.

“No thank you.” I said uninterested.

“You look like shit. You grew your ugly beard (she hated that), you reek of alcohol and I’m guessing you haven’t had your bath in days. When do you last have your bath?” she asked as she extended her hands to get me up. I didn’t took it.

“Leave me alone Nina.” I responded coldly and shooed her hands in front of me.

She looked at me in disgust and a hint of anger. I can see that on her eyes.

“Michael Thomas Parker. Stand up and get yourself towards that bathroom.” She said with her hands on her waists and another pointing at the bathroom door.

Oh shit just got real. Knowing her through the years, you should know that she, uttering my whole name, is kind of pissed off and I should be bringing my butt to the bathroom and get myself together--- or else, I would taste the wrath of this girl.

I got up the sofa and dragged myself into the bathroom.

“This is for you Nina, for your scary angry shit.” I said to her before I closed the door.

“Hurry up before the ice cream melt.” She answered back and I could hear her smile through her words.

I had to take a long dip on the tub. I did shave my growing beard because I was scared at Nina. That girl really give the creeps out of me. But in a good way though.

I went out the bathroom to see my apartment was tidy. Her OCD kinds of creep me out too but it was one of the things I love about her when we were together.

The booze, glass, ice cream and chips was neatly placed on the coffee table I have on the living room. I sat beside her and get one of the ice cream tubs. It was chocolate flavored which I really hate but Nina loved. I looked at the other tub and it was chocolate too.

“Is the ice cream for me or yours?” I asked.

“I know you love chocolate, you just always deny it.” she joked back.

“I hate chocolate Nina.” I threw a glance at her.

“You love it when we share it don’t you.” She teased. I rolled my eyes at her. It was true. I love it when we share it.

I took a spoon and put a mouthful of ice cream in my mouth. She laughed at me and took her spoon and dip her spoon on my ice cream tub.

“Go get yours.” I said with a poker face. I tried to restrain myself from laughing. She rolled her eyes at me but in the end we shared the ice cream as well.

When we finished the tub, which is about 5 minutes later. We poured the booze she bought and a few shots later I had the urge to tell everything to Nina.

“She hooked up with Nate before we met. She fvcked him in her apartment and to think we were staying in the same fvcking floor.”

“There, there Tom.” She pulled me and let my head lay on her lap.

“What did I do to deserve this Nina?” I cried before her. I can be myself around her. No pretenses. No ‘I am a man so I should be strong’. No pretending.

I was thankful to have her in my life.