I checked her out. Man she looked rough. Wearing a pair of gray sweatpants, a white shirt 10 times too big for her and her hair up in a pony tail but falling out on both sides and her eyes swollen red.
"I came by to check on you..." I said softly.
"What do you mean?"
I stuck my hands in my pockets, " In general. Just to see why you didn't come in today."
"Oh...yea, sorry about that, I remembered I had a doctor's appointment this afternoon."
Is she lying to me?
"Oh...How did it go?"
"It was just a check-up. But everything's good though."
She is lying to me.
"Well that's always good," I said playing along, "well I just wanted to....you know.....stop by and see how you were doing and stuff."
She gave me a forced smile and a nod.
"Ok...well I guess I'll see you at work tomorrow."
"Charlie's got a dentist appointment tomorrow, So I won't be in..."
Uh-huh....
"Oh Ok, then I guess I'll see ya Monday."
"Ok.....see ya."
"Bye."
I began to walk away when I noticed she hadn't closed the door. I got to the end of the hallway and I took a quick glance back. She was staring back at me.
Fuck this, I'm going in...
I walked back toward her apartment.
"Faith you all right?" I asked softly.
She looked up at me, "He left..." she said plainly.
"What?" I said trying to make it sound as if I didn't know.
"Fred left me." she said as a tear fell down her cheek.
I walked all the way up to her. I took my hand and wiped the tear away but more kept coming. I pulled her in a hug.
"Faith, don't cry he's not worth it."
"14 years, Bos; I was married 14 years."
"He was a jerk, you deserve someone better."
"He's the only one who every really loved me."
God, What I wanted to say.....
"C'mon Faith." I said stroking her hair, "He didn't know how good her had it with you, and now he's gone, it's his loss."
"I don't know..." She said softly.
"Yes you do, your better then him, any guy would be honored to have you. It's his loss Faith. C'mon..." I said leading her into the apartment, "lemme get you something to drink."
"You don't have to."
"I do. How many times has the situation been reversed, where I needed help and you were always there for me. C'mon I owe you." I have her a slight comforting smile.
"Thanks." she said appearing as if she was kind of forgetting.
"Wanna sit down at talk about it..." I asked looking back at her.
She nodded her head...
"I came by to check on you..." I said softly.
"What do you mean?"
I stuck my hands in my pockets, " In general. Just to see why you didn't come in today."
"Oh...yea, sorry about that, I remembered I had a doctor's appointment this afternoon."
Is she lying to me?
"Oh...How did it go?"
"It was just a check-up. But everything's good though."
She is lying to me.
"Well that's always good," I said playing along, "well I just wanted to....you know.....stop by and see how you were doing and stuff."
She gave me a forced smile and a nod.
"Ok...well I guess I'll see you at work tomorrow."
"Charlie's got a dentist appointment tomorrow, So I won't be in..."
Uh-huh....
"Oh Ok, then I guess I'll see ya Monday."
"Ok.....see ya."
"Bye."
I began to walk away when I noticed she hadn't closed the door. I got to the end of the hallway and I took a quick glance back. She was staring back at me.
Fuck this, I'm going in...
I walked back toward her apartment.
"Faith you all right?" I asked softly.
She looked up at me, "He left..." she said plainly.
"What?" I said trying to make it sound as if I didn't know.
"Fred left me." she said as a tear fell down her cheek.
I walked all the way up to her. I took my hand and wiped the tear away but more kept coming. I pulled her in a hug.
"Faith, don't cry he's not worth it."
"14 years, Bos; I was married 14 years."
"He was a jerk, you deserve someone better."
"He's the only one who every really loved me."
God, What I wanted to say.....
"C'mon Faith." I said stroking her hair, "He didn't know how good her had it with you, and now he's gone, it's his loss."
"I don't know..." She said softly.
"Yes you do, your better then him, any guy would be honored to have you. It's his loss Faith. C'mon..." I said leading her into the apartment, "lemme get you something to drink."
"You don't have to."
"I do. How many times has the situation been reversed, where I needed help and you were always there for me. C'mon I owe you." I have her a slight comforting smile.
"Thanks." she said appearing as if she was kind of forgetting.
"Wanna sit down at talk about it..." I asked looking back at her.
She nodded her head...