Back at it Again (One-on-One)

She was quiet for a moment before nodding.

“Okay. Okay. It’s okay. Want to go get drunk and forget about it?”

 

“It’ll make you forget about it for a while,” she said flatly. “Where are you right now?”

 

She felt a deep sense of sadness suddenly.

“Oh, Landon. Come on, I’ll come meet you. Can you give me an exact address?”

 

“I’ll be there soon,” she told him, standing up. “Okay? Stay there.”

 

“Stay there,” she told him sternly before hanging up and heading for the door.

 

Val walked down the street sometime later, her shoes clicking against the pavement. She pulled her coat closer as she approached him, her head cocked.

“Landon?”

 

She sighed before sitting next to him and wrapping her arms around his shoulders. She seemed tense, as if this wasn’t familiar to her, but she was warm and he could feel her heartbeat.

“I’m sorry.”

 

She was quiet, not speaking for a moment.

“Come on,” she said eventually. “Let’s go drink and forget about it.”

 

She began walking down the street, her arms folded.

“What did you two talk about?”

 

She was quiet for a moment, running her fingers through her hair.

“Arlo and I broke up,” she said eventually, looking down at the ground.