Chapter 79:
They lay together, smoking, sipping on the remains of their last shots of Glenfiddich, when Ennis finally spoke, quietly, in the darkness.
“I want ta come back, darlin. I want ta be here with you.”
“Thank you sweetheart. I was hopin you would, afraid ta ask an scare ya off.”
“Try it out for a bit, okay?” he said, inhaling, filling his lungs. “Couple weeks, see how it goes.”
“Sure. Anythin that feels okay fer you.”
“Ellery?”
“Hmmm... whassat...” a long hand came up to push Ennis’s hair back, caress his neck.
“I think yer right about yer theory.”
“That’s good.”
Ennis sighed, setting down his glass on the beside table. “Thank you,” he murmured, and before Ellery could reply, his eyes had closed and he had slipped into a deep, untroubled sleep.
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