Reunion with an old Lover

She smiled at Oliver, "Well she's very pretty and she seems sweet." She said sincerely.

He smiled back at her. "Yes she is. You should have seen her when she was alive." He winched at his own words. What did he just say! "Uhm... Well that came out all wrong."

Chloe frowned, "What do you mean when she was still alive Oliver? What happened that you aren't telling me?" She asked with concern in her eyes.

He laughed acting like he thought it was funny that she was concerned. “I didn’t mean it like that.” He shook his head. “When I was young I had a dog also named Buddy. They look the same.” He chuckled at his thought. “Or maybe they are the same.” He looked at her, hoping she wouldn’t ask more. He knew everybody already saw him as a betrayer. But not her. Not now.

She nodded accepting his excuse for now, "Well I'm sorry about your other dog." She said with an apologetic smile. "So is anything else going on in your life?" She asked.

He thought about the things he could say to her. A silence filled the air between them. He needed to say something but he couldn’t think of anything.

She smiled and then leaned over to kiss his cheek, "Well you take care of yourself ok Oliver?" She asked

He smiled at her. "I will." he gave her a kiss on her forehead. "Take care of yourself Chloe. Andgo kick Bruce ass." He waved at her while he walked away.

She watched him leave and sighed, "Oh I will." She muttered before she turned and left in the other direction.