Slip of the Tongue

Declan

ONE HOUR LATER

We were both late.

Well, I was technically not late. Twenty minutes was all I needed. Shower, clothes, done. But I'd spent the better part of that hour finding creative ways to stall — rearranging things that didn't need rearranging, making coffee I didn't drink just so I wouldn't have to leave before she was ready.

I wasn't going to say that out loud. Ever.

When I finally sp