for: @cashdcvis location: whisk taker
Alex couldn’t even give himself a second to laugh at the pun. Whisk Taker in any other situation it would’ve done the trick and earned a chuckle and more. A smile begins to form but with nerves shot to hell, he’s a shaking mess, a matador pleading fifth, disingenuous and guilty of everything. The bakery stands a few feet from him while he remains frozen in spot. It was the first of a series of surprises, the change from a restaurant to a bakery, from LA to this island, but with the distance between them intentionally placed, Alex suspects there are more, if only he could move and find out. A thought begins to burn in the back of his head, a question really, what was Alex doing here? After all these years, why now? As much as Cash had felt like a dream, Alex knows it wasn’t. That passion could not be dreamt even in his wildest dreams. Then what? Was it just to seek out a divorce? Fingers brush over where the wedding band used to be — a habit born out nervousness the cool metal provided comfort and eased his mind, years later it’s still a habit but rather than comfort, the emptiness was jarring. Past and present collided and brought upon a whirlwind of confused emotions, and he thinks the side of a road was no place to have a crisis.
Running fingers through his hair in attempts to smooth it down, Alex steps in. The sweet aroma of freshly baked treats warms him, but all the gathered thoughts vanish and rehearsed speeches die on his tongue when their eyes met. Cash was true north and Alex did little to resist the pull, true then, truer now. “Hello.” It comes out as a whisper, and then quieter still follows a, “Sorry, I probably should’ve called.”










