Awkward Conversations

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Live lay on the couch, a half-finished joint between her thumb and index finger. A bottle of beer sat on the coffee table and a game of Smash sat on pause. She took a long inhale as the front door opened and Loveless walked in.

Things had been weird between them for a while now but the awkwardness was nearly palpable as Live's eyes met his and then quickly averted.

"Hey..." She said as smoke spilled from her mouth. They had gone on a road trip a couple months ago to visit Live's mom and Live had completely chickened out. Walked up to the front door, stood there for five minutes and then walked away. Loveless had tried to talk to her about it but she had refused. Things had been weird since and Live had been talking to him less and less. A hello when he got home was about the extent of all she had said the past week.

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The past month or so seemed like it was a slow burn for Loveless. He could kind of tell things weren't going to go back to normal about a week after they returned from their roadtrip. Live wouldn't talk to her mother and wouldn't open up to him about it either. It just became less talking and more of just sharing space. The two of them were now at mostly exchanging greetings vaguely.

He understood the concept of honeymoon periods but this was just different, wrong even. They just needed to talk, otherwise nothing could move forward. "Hey, babe," he forced a smile but walked through the room to set his stuff down. He was debating on whether he should go back out or not.

No, he flipped down onto the open spot next to her. "So, are we ever going to talk about anything ever? We seriously can't keep doing this you know."

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Live wasn't really surprised when Loveless sat next to her. She was about to pass him the remote so he could play a Smash if he wanted when he spoke. She froze briefly, the joint just an inch from her lips and her eyes moved sideways to meet his.

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" She snapped, breaking from her freeze and taking a quick drag. She held it out to him as she exhaled, though she doubted he would take it. She just didn't know what else to do.
 
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"Like the whole thing with your mom," Loveless sighed, giving her a genuine look of concern. "Like we went all the way out there and just nothing. And now you won't even talk about it, or at least talk to her."

He sighed and stared blankly at the screen. Trying to find words for this was tricky. Still, he owed it to her as her boyfriend to at least try to understand. "Look, I'm just worried is all. Like I got enough issues with my parents, it'd suck if you couldn't make up with yours."

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Live sat up a bit straighter, her eyes narrowing, as Loveless mentioned her mom. She opened her mouth to interrupt him but then shut it. She looked pissed that he had even brought it up but waited until he finished speaking to say anything.

"It was a mistake to go down there. That's it. Nothing else needs to be said."

Indignitally, she stuck the joint in her mouth and started another round of Smash.
 
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