Missing You

He frowned at Ameera as soon as Zeanne left but the other just smiled. 

"Don't be such a baby, Craige. She's not going anywhere." Ameera probed at the wound and disinfected it. "This definitely hurts a lot. How did you manage to endure it?"

'Oh, I didn't. I secretly popped pain relievers before leaving the house.' But he didn't say that out loud. He instead asked with a polite tone."How have you been?"

And hers was friendly. "I've been great. Thanks for asking. I heard you just got back from the military?"

"Yeah." He said while looking at the curtain, wondering what was taking Zeanne so long.

Then he heard Ameera chuckle which made him turn his attention to her. "What's funny?"

She smiled at him. "The two of you. It's been what… ten years? And you're both still the same."

"What do you mean?"

She shook her head. "That's for you to figure out."

He stared at the top of her head. 'I have too much on my plate to be bothered.'