Page 123 of Finding Hayes
King
A medium rare steak that you would like to be well done. A bomb that you can’t dismantle. When you’re taking a shit, and you need to relax. When you’re in a hot bath that you don’t want to end. When a woman is on the brink of an orgasm and just needs a little more... time.
Nash
Wow. You just pulled those out of your ass?
King
He asked the question. Time is not a bad thing. How about you stop pouting and just let her take a beat. Her dad is sick. It’s a lot.
Fuck off, dicksnout. I know her dad is sick. I’ve offered to go there, and I check on him daily. Those examples are not someone’s wife asking for time away from her husband. The writing is on the wall. This has nothing to do with her dad.
Romeo
You sure about that?
Yeah. She talks to me about her dad all the time. Something changed. Hell, maybe she just got some “time” away from me and realized this marriage was a sham.
King
That doesn’t sound like Savvy.
River
Agreed. This may have started as a sham, but it sure as fuck didn’t end that way. I think you’re overthinking this. I’m guessing she’s just stressed about her dad. And she’s selling the farmhouse, or at least she thinks she is. And she’s starting a new business. That’s a lot all at once.
Romeo
Maybe you should tell her you aren’t selling the farmhouse.That could cheer her up. Demi is sending her pictures of baby Hayes every day, and she said they’re helping her get through the day.
Well, she’s more responsive to Demi than she is to me. I barely get more than a few words response by text. She hasn’t FaceTimed me in almost a week. Since the day she asked for space.
King
Well, your face was covered in soot. It freaked me out, too. You looked like one of those creepy Halloween masks, with the guy who has no face.
River
He had a little soot on his face, you drama queen.
King
We can agree to disagree. Maybe take a shower and send her a selfie so she remembers how good-looking her husband is.
Nash
Is it possible that you give the worst advice on the planet, King? This has nothing to do with his face.
River
Agreed. I find Hayes to be very good-looking.
Nash
Same.
Romeo
