the woman speaks and peaches , for a very brief moment , sees kasi in her as an older woman with a ring on her wedding finger that her and peaches picked out together , rambling on to another young couple in target about how their love story was written in the constellations from the very beginning or whatever cliche ( and entirely true ) thing kasi could come up within her beautiful mind . jesus , when did he stop breathing ? taking a large and rather shaky inhale , elbow and forearm lean comfortably on the push bar of the cart . “ we’ve got an age gap , so i can only hope she’ll still want me when i look even older than her when i do now . ” the blond , quite frankly , had never cared about age until kasi rolled along ; eight years was a large gap by most people’s standards and considering sam was only a year or two older than her , his odds didn’t look good .
green shift over to his small not-wife wife with a quickness at her response , a pout succumbing sharp features as he reaches around to softly pinch at her waist , no malice behind the motion only playfulness . “ i don’t mind that she takes long . i’d rather spend the time with her then be by myself at home , you know ? if she takes a couple hours , that’s a couple hours longer i get to spend with her . ” it’s easy to let the words spill out , needing no assistance from internalized lies . kasi has bore witness to the fact that if heather goes to target or walmart , he’s instantly got a stomach ache or headache or whatever the excuse may be to stay home with kasi and not be carted along with his girlfriend . he’d rather die than be caught dead in public with her most times . “ i’ll always push you around in the cart . ” smile spreads over his lips before he’s leaning down to press a sweet kiss to her cheek , far too close to her mouth to be safe , but he’s selling it so well that they’re together even he believes it for a moment .
doesn’t he know she LIVES for older men ? well , not literally. FEMINISM & whatnot ... no , but kasi loves many facets about peaches . his being eight years her senior is only a personal PLUS for her . the way she feels toward him wouldn’t change even if he were her age . & she almost snorts at the thought of her , at any point , NOT wanting him . she swears she loves him more & more each day . & even when his blond turns to gray & the crinkles at the corners of his eyes when he smiles become a permanent feature on his handsome face , she’ll fill each crease with kisses --- FUCK . oh , f u c k . kasi doesn’t mean to let her face convey her inner monologues . she almost feels like lizzie mcguire but not a cartoon . the fact of the matter is is that he isn’t HERS . but god damn if this isn’t fun playing HOUSE , letting this woman FAWN over how perfect they are together .
& when peaches touches her , holds her near & speaks so genuinely , she can’t even remember that heather exists . but she started it , didn’t she ? when she told the woman jokingly how she only carts him along so he can cart HER along in the store . but it wasn’t for show ? so are his responses ? no , peaches really isn’t a good liar . kasi knows that first hand . this reminds her of the time she & sam had gone on their official first date right before he asked her to be his girlfriend . they’d gone to a beautiful park where an oriental woman had scoped out the area & ultimately asked sam & her if they planned to get married there on the grounds . kasi was quick to DENY it . but sam had pulled her close & told the woman YES & then proceeded to ask what kasi thought of getting married there . now , the brunette revels in the press of his lips to her cheek , letting their game play on , burning & PINK she’s sure . he flusters her in ways sam can’t compete with . petrified but hardly TERRIFIED , kasi stands as still as a statue . ❛ honey , he’s a keeper . i’ll bet it didn’t take much of his sweet talking to win you over --- and lord look at that face ! ❜ the woman , like a sweet southern grandmother , lightly pinches peaches’ cheek , BEAMING . ME TOO , LADY kasi thinks . ❛ he honestly looks like a cherub with that baby face . maybe by the time i’m your age , you’ll look like a grown man from the neck up . ❜ kasi teases . though , it’s partially TRUE . ❛ you both have those sweet baby faces . you’ll make beautiful children , i know that much . ❜
