The following Monday the bright screen hurt my eyes. The letters on the keyboard dodged my fingertips. Every time an email pinged it struck my eardrum. I had to get out.
I texted her. She was feeling the same way.
When I picked her up she was wearing a floppy straw hat and sunglasses that covered her whole face. When she got in the car she took them off and smiled as her blue eyes hit me like a barreling sea salt wave.
"What'd you have in mind for today?" I asked. I'd usually be sitting at a desk beside a third cup of coffee.
"I know what I don't have in mind," she said, tapping her index finger on the dimple in her chin, "no parks, no painting, no keyboards or guitars, no nuts, no screws, and definitely no cashews. Let's just…" she found the word somewhere by the rear-view mirror, as if looking back was the only way to move us forward, "be."
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Dan Leicht is a romance, mystery, and science fiction author living in Upstate New York with his wife Barbara and their mischievous tortie cat. He has a Bachelor's in Creative Writing from SUNY Brockport. His work has appeared in Sci-fi Shorts, 365 Tomorrows, The Kraken Lore, and Ripples in Space. You can find him online at danleicht.com and on Instagram/Threads @danleicht.