Forever and a day

Mystery man

On my way to the library with Wise by my side, I wasn't able to come to work for a few days, not with the nasty bruise on my cheek mum gave me when I got home the day I saw Mr. Gorgeous. 
Apparently I forgot to bring back rum. And with the little knowledge I know about makeup I wasn't able to hide it, so I waited a couple days so it could fade. Don't wanna be scaring the customers. Not that it's a busy place, it's just a small library on main Street only a few people come in a day. Enough to keep it afloat anyways.

I walk in, Wise at my side. And am greeted by Joy and Sara two elderly sisters that I consider to be my grandmother's. Not that they are, but they sure act like it.
"Oh Odette dear!! Your here! Oh good, we were starting to miss you!" Sara smiles, walking over to give me a hug. Then bends down to give Wise a pat.
"And how's this hunk?" Joy says bending down to give Wise a kiss.
"You keeping Odette out of trouble?" She asks him, using a gushy voice.
"Everyday" I laugh, giving Wise a pet.
"Well dear, we're happy your here. We got a new shipment of books in that need to go to the top shelves and us old birds just can't climb a latter like we used to." Sara explains crossing her arms.
"Well I don't know about you Sara but I can climb a latter just fine" Joy says standing back up from where she knelt infront of Wise.
"Oh hush, no you can't. Your just as old and fat as I am" Sara glares at her sister.
"Well excuse me, but last time I checked you were way fatter than I am, still are if those rolls are any indication." Joy spews.
Attempting to conceal my laughter, I head to the back where all the new books sit in boxes.
Setting down my Dr. Pepper and giving Wise the go ahead to smell around the storage room, I begin organizing the books.

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Four boxes in, and I've got three piles going. One for romance, one for history and one for music.
I check the clock and see it's 3:30pm. I've been here for almost three hours. Going to grab my pop, I sigh when I see it's all gone. With Wise watching I stand and head out the room, Wise on my heels.
Walking past the desk I see Sara and Joy asleep with there heads on the magazines they were reading I assume. I giggle and head out the door as silently as I can, holding the door for Wise.
We head to a local convenience store for snacks and another drink.
Reading the sign that says no pets, I get Wise to sit outside the door and wait. It'll only be a couple minutes. I grab what we need, a bag of candy for me, Jerky for Wise and of course a Dr. Pepper, pay and head out the door.
I walk out and see somebody petting Wise. Cautiously I walk towards the figure, I look for any sign of discomfort from Wise but he looks as happy as ever. Tail wagging and all at the stranger. I trip and my pop falls outta my arms and rolls towards the figure.
They grab it, stand and turn. And I'm stunned, staring at Mr. Gorgeous again. Those dark eyes looking from the drink in his hands to me.
"Sorry" I say and reach for the drink. He hands it to me with a small smile.
"This your dog?" He asks. The first time I've heard him speak and it sounds as heavenly as he looks.
"Umm, yah" I laugh. Isn't it obvious? I guess not.
"What breed?" He asks looking back down at Wise. He makes Wise look small, and he is no small dog, his head reaches my belly button.
"I'm not completely sure, but from the research I've done I'm guessing Great Dane." I answer, walking over to pat Wise on the head.
"He's neat looking." Mr. Gorgeous says.
Just now I noticed that there hair is the same color. Both jet black.
"He gets that alot, it's making his ego huge. Runs around like he owns the place" I laugh.
Looking back up at Mr. Gorgeous I see he's already staring at me.
"What's you name? You didn't tell me the other day." I ask, if for no other reason than to get him to talk. But he also didn't, just looked at my hand. Kinda rude if I'm being honest.
"You didn't ask." Is his answer.
"Um, yah I did."
"No you didn't, you gave me your name and put your hand out, but didn't ask for mine."
What? Is this dude on Crack?
I'm on Crack. I kid
"Last I recall, that's how you introduce yourself?"
But maybe I'm wrong, been a while since I talked to anyone other than Sara, Joy, Wise and Mom.
"Hmm" is all I get in reply.
"Sooo?" I drawl out raising my eyebrows "name?"
"Maxston" he says, watching me intensely.
"Nice to meet you Maxston," I reach my hand out attempting a hand shake "my name's-"
"Odette, I remember" he says placing his hand in mine. Well actually it's more like his hand is eating mine. I don't know why but I blush, so I look down at Wise and see him staring at our hands a happy slobbery smile on his face.
We let go and I take a step back if only for something to do.
A couple moments pass in an awkward silence, so deciding I should probably get back I begin,
"I have to get back to work, but it was nice meeting ya" I start to walk away when he asks,
"Where do you work?" My eyebrows knit. That's such an odd question to ask someone you don't know. For all I know he could be a murderer.
"Are you a murderer?" I ask. Probably shouldn't of cause if he is, he's not gonna tell me and I probably just signed my death certificate.
But hopefully not.
His brows scrunch as if he's thinking it over.
Oh God, he is.
"No" he replies
"Well wow, I'm throughly convinced" I say dryly, raising a brow.
He huffs, but says this time stronger "I'm not, I promise."
"OK, but if your lying and I end up dead somewhere-" I cut myself off, realizing no one would really care.
Well maybe Wise. I look down at the pooch. Nope. He seems happy to just have someone else around. Wow I'm hurting my own feelings. What am I saying of course Wise would be sad, who would feed him?
Realizing I've stopped talking I look back up and find Maxston already looking at me. Intently.
Woah momma
"I work at Sister's, it's a little library a couple blocks down."
Maxston nods, still staring at me.
Clearing my throat I say,
"Um I'm gonna get going, nice meeting you." And it was, nice having a decent conversation with someone who's not fighting with the other, or screaming at me or who can't even speak. He nods and heads to I assume his truck. Hopefully.
I begin walking. Noting the way he hasn't left the parking area yet.
Maybe we can be friends.

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Well yall? How was this one? Shorter I know, but I'm still figuring out some things. I live the relationship she has with Wise. They truly are stuck at the hip as the saying goes lol. 

So this is what Wise looks like, just with gold eyes. Such a hunk as Joy says.
Anyways thanks for reading, don't forget to vote.
Love yall

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