"Shucks, that was my plan all along. Making pregnant women suffer is my prerogative in life."
Following behind her he chooses to sit at the edge of the pool instead of the outdoor furniture. He drops his feet into the water and lights up the cigarette. It's stale but the burn feels familiar in a way that draws out a pleasant groan. "God I needed this," he exhales in a cloud of smoke, pointedly opposite of where she sits. And he goes silent, enjoying the rush if nicotine, the sharp bite of the smoke, the draw on the filter. He moves his feet back and forth in the cold pool water, seeming for once to be at peace.
After he's demolished nearly half the cigarette he lets out a sigh, "I'm really going to give this the good old college try," he admits, shrugging a shoulder but not looking back at her. Instead he watches the way the water ripples around his calves.
"Not that I went to college but the sentiment's the same. Just less sorority and frat parties, the dreaded Freshman fifteen and god all the impossibly hot professors. I'll just ogle your husband instead." He looks back at her then, his expression warm. "You'll come home from a shoot and we'll have eloped into the sunset."
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Following behind her he chooses to sit at the edge of the pool instead of the outdoor furniture. He drops his feet into the water and lights up the cigarette. It's stale but the burn feels familiar in a way that draws out a pleasant groan. "God I needed this," he exhales in a cloud of smoke, pointedly opposite of where she sits. And he goes silent, enjoying the rush if nicotine, the sharp bite of the smoke, the draw on the filter. He moves his feet back and forth in the cold pool water, seeming for once to be at peace.
After he's demolished nearly half the cigarette he lets out a sigh, "I'm really going to give this the good old college try," he admits, shrugging a shoulder but not looking back at her. Instead he watches the way the water ripples around his calves.
"Not that I went to college but the sentiment's the same. Just less sorority and frat parties, the dreaded Freshman fifteen and god all the impossibly hot professors. I'll just ogle your husband instead." He looks back at her then, his expression warm. "You'll come home from a shoot and we'll have eloped into the sunset."