I shook my head and cleared my throat before my mind could run away on that train of thought.
“Anyway. Thank you,” he said, and gestured at the stacks.
“You’re very welcome.” I smiled, grateful to get back to safe topics. A little bit of organization was nothing, and if it made his life easier, I might as well crank out those skills.
He kissed the tip of my nose. “I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
That was not a safe choice of words. Not when he’d put the other thought in my mind. I wasn’t sure where we stood, and I sure as hell wasn’t sure what my life was going to look like two months from now. Maybe he’d have to make do without me. My attention dropped back to the stacks of paper and suddenly it didn’t feel likenothing, it didn’t feel likeskills. It felt like routine.
“I can show you the app I use to stay on top of things,” I said, needing to offload all this work. “It’s customizable, so you can make folders and lists the way they work for your brain.”
“Metacognition,” he echoed.
“Yup, exactly.” My voice came out clipped. I brought up the app on my phone and handed it over.
Summer > Bravetown
To Do
Research horse noises
Buy Adriana’s album
Test new ankle braces for a whole day
Order new leggings
Start budget planner
Buy condoms (out of town!)
Set up social media account for Annie?
Buy birthday present for Sanny
Projects
FanficQuotes.zip
EATherapy books.pdf
Notes
Neigh (also whinny or bray) = normal horse sound, method of communication, mouth open Nicker= lower clucky sound, often used as greeting or in courting
Now/Hereby Adriana Banks
Birthday present ideas: wallet, Pass the Pigs, wedding bow tie
He leaned his chin on my shoulder as he read. “Your summer to-do list included buying condoms?”
“That was before we’d slept together. They were meantfor you though.” We’d at least both discussed our STD-free bills of health since, so that item had dropped off the list altogether. I hadn’t missed the fact he caught the folder’s title though. He’d called it mysummerto-do list.
Shit, shit,shit.
Did he want to ask about that? Was he going to ask me to stay longer than the summer?
I wasn’t sure what I’d say if he did.
