Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor
The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...
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TESS
Little kid laughter has got to be the best sound in the world. Innocent and infectious, they laugh with their whole bodies, throwing everything into their enjoyment at top volume. August’s laughter draws me through my apartment to the back door. I crack it open and bask in my little boy’s giggles.
He’s seated across from Ian at our patio table, coloring books and crayons spread out between them. Dutch is sunning himself nearby, flopped over on his side.
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- 1. Ian 14:58
- 2. Tess 14:26
- 3. Ian 11:32
- 4. Tess 11:36
- 5. Ian 18:54
- 6. Tess 16:25
- 7. Tess 17:43
- 8. Ian 14:02
- 9. Tess 14:14
- 10. Ian 18:43
- 11. Tess 11:29
- 12. Ian 16:59
- 13. Ian 15:49
- 14. Tess 13:27
- 15. Tess 08:47
- 16. Ian 15:39
- 17. Tess 11:51
- 18. Ian 14:28
- 19. Tess 12:12
- 20. Tess 08:47
- 21. Ian 18:13
- 22. Tess 07:59
- 23. Ian 12:52
- 24. Tess 17:04
- 25. Ian 11:05
- 26. Tess 12:50
- 27. Ian 10:17
- 28. Tess 13:26
- 29. Ian 07:38
- 30. Tess 17:17
- 31. Ian 20:16
- 32. Tess 16:18
- 33. Tess 07:29
- 34. Ian 12:04
- 35. Tess 14:30
- 36. Ian 10:18
- 37. Tess 06:37
- 38. Ian 18:27
- 39. Tess 15:06
- Epilogue 05:49