Chapter 2: Colorado Winds
Soundtrack: Boyce Avenue- Glycerine
He sat there. Across the table from her. Sipping her coffee with a wry smile on her face. A warmth emanating from her tired eyes as they stared back at his. He glanced up at the clock: 1:25 am. And awkwardly quiet.
"So..." the silence was broken. "How's life been Hank?"
"It's been… Life. The same life that chased me off into the woods to get harassed by you." He responded.
"Wow," she chuckled back, "that bad hunh?"
"Hehe yeah, but what else is new?" He leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling. "So you do this often?"
"What?" she asked with just a hint of confusion.
"Inexplicably show up at your old coworkers' doors at one in the morning?"
"Hey, you offered back in the woods. I just figured I'd take you up in the offer." She retorted, stealing a laugh from Henry as he looked back down at her.
"Fair enough I guess," he laughed, smiling at her, "but I guess I just wasn't expecting it to be six months later… Or at one in the morning."
"Hey first off flying the red eye is cheaper and fiscally responsible: Second… I just had some stuff to, put to rest back in Casper. Now I'm just going wherever the wind takes me."
"And now that you've freed up your schedule you're back to bothering me." He said with a tired grin.
"With a vengance." she smiled back at him. "So where am I sleeping?"
"Wait, what?!" he asked with a mix of concern and confusion.
"Oh did I forget to mention? I need a place to stay." she said between the teeth of a cheesy smile.
"Jesus D. I'll make up the couch I guess." He got up and walked over to the closet for a pillow and a blanket.
"What a gentleman." The sarcasm once again dripping from her words.
"Of all the places the places the wind could've taken you it chose my couch." He said tossing the blanket onto the couch.
"Lucky you hunh?" She joked settling down onto the couch.
"I guess." He smiled as he walked down the short hallway to his room and stopped in the doorway. "You know it's funny."
"What?"
"I kinda always thought you'd be blonde." They shared a quick laugh. "Anyway… goodnight Delilah."
"Goodnight Henry."
Hey all! So here's chapter 2, I hope you enjoy it! This story is a little bit of an experiment for me because when I write I'm a very imagery centric story but I do believe the best way to develop characters is through dialogue so that's what I'm trying to do with this. Anyways I as always am looking to improve and refine my style so if you could pop down and leave me some reviews and tell me how you like it that would be awesome. What you like, what I can improve on, anything I can use :)
See you space cowboy.