「Tuesday」
"Damn, that's sure romantic," Zico said, his arms folded across his chest with an amused expression on his face as Selena skimmed the letters rather quickly. He read them over her shoulder and then laughed. "Kid sure knows how to use words, I'll give him that." Zico gave Selena many agitated looks as she finished reading the letters and gave them back to Talia who only beamed and held them close to her heart.
Fleur de Doux wasn't particularly busy today and Talia had decided to come and show Selena and Zico the two handwritten letters she had received from Rick.
"With the way this is going, you guys are gonna get married soon," Selena said. "And I predict three, no maybe four babies headed your way."
Talia turned red. "I don't know what you're talking about..."
"Still, I admit it's pretty cute," Selena said. "He's a keeper. You'll probably end up getting married."
"You don't find this...cheesy?" Zico butted in, peering over at Selena with disbelieving eyes.
"What?"
"Cheesy, love-filled, handwritten letters?" He paused as he and Talia both looked at Selena who had decided to stare off outside.
"Well, it's the thought that counts, right?" Selena stared back. "What, you don't think it's a nice gesture?"
"It's not manly. Not manly at all," Zico said, grabbing a nearby broom to begin his chores. "I think it makes us men look weak and petty..."
Talia turned red again and clutched her letters in surprise. "Huh?! I...uh..."
And then Zico raised his eyebrows, stuck his thumb out and jerked it towards the door. "Get out of here already. I'm sure you'll miss another one of those letters and you're making this stupid place have more amour than it already needs." And then he stomped off to the back of the store.
"Wh- what was that all about?" Talia said, turning to her friend, a bit caught off guard.
Selena shook her head. "Don't mind him. He's been in a pissy mood ever since you came in here and talked about those letters," she paused and then whispered. "He keeps trying to do things to get me to respond to him more, so I guess he's all disappointed that Rick's show of affection for you got a response out of me,"
Talia nodded as the bell at the door rung. "Oh...I guess I better go," before she turned to leave, she said, "Good luck with Zico. Tell him he's a manly man or something."
Selena rolled her eyes. "Like that'll work. He's not stupid," a customer came in and Selena walked forward to greet them. "Hello! What can I do for you today? Any flowers you're looking for? A bouquet of ...Daffodils maybe?"
Talia smiled at the mention of Daffodils.
Ten minutes after Talia had gotten home, a package in the mail arrived for her. She didn't hesitate to rip open the packaging to greet a freshly written letter that still felt warm to the touch. She sat down on her front steps and mentally prepared herself for whatever words were about to cross her eyes.
「One
Day if I could, I would like to take you with me here to Rome. It's really pretty here and I can't think of a better person that would enjoy it with me. Everywhere I go, I think of your smile and your laughter. I miss you a lot and I don't know how I can express that more. I hope your day has been well. Eat until you're full and laugh a little more...even when I'm not with you. I am counting the days until I come back so I can meet you again.
Please wait for my return.
「Remember Me,
Rick
Talia got up from the porch with a grin that seemed wider than before and went inside of her house. She went into her basement and dug up an old box that had collected dust and grime. Talia spent the rest of her afternoon busy by redecorating and cleaning the box before she gathered up all three of the letters and placed them neatly inside the box.
°°°°°「P3 END」•••••
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