A talk regarding the comming week

Fredric browsed the app casually while eating breakfast, curious if there was things that was not strictly relation or body related.

He found things like a trait for breath like he had been looking for, but not strictly and it had conditions that relied on “love”, whatever that definition in the app was. He could not swim forever with that or breath in space. He took another bite of his breakfast and closed the app a bit disappointed. Super powers would be nice right about now.

Madeline came out of the bathroom in his grey bathrobe. It was clearly too short on her, only going down one quarter of her legs.

“It’s comfy, but why do you have this long rope?” she remarked as she went to serve herself some coffee, wrapping the rope two turns around her.

“I lost the belt and have not really been using it since, never got to shortening the rope because of that.” he said, looking down at his phone again to read some news.

Fredric sighed, he had to bring up the topic they both rather forget.

“We need to think of what we might need to do at the end of next week. What are your thoughts?” he said with a without much enthusiasm.

Madeline sat down opposite to him in silence, taking a sip of the coffee before responding.

“What ever we do we have to assume they are watching you, don’t know if they are watching me but I would have to think they are doing that too now. You know, since they have seen me come and go.” She took another sip before continuing. “We would have to lose them somehow, maybe rent or buy a small boat?” she shrugged.

“A boat?” Fredric said without hiding his skepticism.

“Well, see, if we assume they are following they probably do so at a distance, following our travel paths, on sea they would not know where we are going. We could step ashore anywhere and stay out there camping who knows how long just to throw them off. Then we could feel safe knowing that we threw them off our trail for a while.” her voice was confident as she sipped away at the liquid in the mug.

“I have to admit, did not think of that, seems like a good idea to start with.” the more he thought about it the better it seemed.

Fredric rose to put away the dishes, the nervous tension he had in his stomach regarding his predicament cleared a little, like a knot that came undone slightly.

Madeline rose too but left her cup on the table and went to hug Fredric from behind, surprising him a bit, pushing him against the counter.

“We will be fine, no one will keep me from you. Not even you, doing some stupid things like investing in some criminal enterprise” she whispered down into his ear crossing her arms around his chest.

Fredric stroked her arms affectionately as he got disrupted with what he was doing being tenderly restrained.