When Evan's car arrived outside his home in San Marino, it was five o'clock in the afternoon on December 30.

It's exactly the time of the sunset in Los Angeles in winter.

The courtyard door opens open, and a few meters of space is illuminated through the windows.

Needless to say, there were people in the house.

After Evan explained the arrangements for Bob and the others who sent him back tomorrow, he immediately opened the door and got out of the car. As soon as he closed the door and turned around, he noticed a figure walking towards him.

Before he could see the face, Evan greeted him and held him in his arms.

The other party snorted, Evan smelled the familiar smell, heard the familiar voice, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and then kissed the other party on the forehead without saying anything.

"I miss you, darling. ”

These words are simple and unpretentious, but Audrey feels heartwarmed when she hears them. She tiptoed slightly, pecked her lover on the mouth, and said, "Me too." ”

After sunset, the temperature in San Marino plummeted, and after the two hugged at the gate for a while, a cold wind passed by, reminding them to hurry back to the house.

The room with the heater on is smoky.

Evan entered the house, took off his coat, and handed it to Audrey.

The car outside the house was nowhere to be seen.

Audrey was still hanging her coat, and Evan couldn't help but hug her from behind.

At this time, Audrey was wearing a white striped sweater on a black background, a pure black quilt, stepping on the wool carpet with bare feet, her hair was fixed and coiled up by hairpins, revealing her white stamina, and the tight sweater completely exposed her body curves. I don't know if it's an illusion, Evan felt a slight change in the other party's chest.

Evan rested his chin on his lover's neck and sniffed greedily. Audrey let Evan hold her, and finally hung up her coat, and then had time to pat her big hand under her abdomen.

"Don't mess around, I'm going to put on my shoes, and besides, there's beef stew in the kitchen, it should be almost ready, and we'll eat it in the evening." ”

Evan let go of his hand and let go of Audrey, watching her pull her feet into her fluffy slippers left and right.

After Audrey put on her shoes, she headed for the kitchen.

Evan followed her, looking left and right as he went, "When did you come back?"

He had a keen eye, and he could see at a glance that the house had obviously been cleaned, and it was spotless as far as the eye could see.

Audrey said without looking back, "I came here this morning and spent some time cleaning." ”

Evan took a few steps to catch up with Audrey, pressed his hands on her shoulders, and fixed her outside the kitchen door.

"Audrey, wait. Evan pushed it to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat her down, "You're definitely tired after a day of cleaning, so leave it to me next." ”

Audrey struggled to get up, but she couldn't match Evan's strength, so she had to sit quietly. She pulled a few strands of restless hair from her forehead behind her ears, looked at Evan's distressed eyes, and nodded, "Okay, I'm up to you." ”

Evan nodded in satisfaction, then turned and went into the kitchen.

Audrey said to him on the back, "There's rice in the rice cooker, and beef is stewed in the electric cooker, can you see if it's okay?" ”

Evan waved his hand without looking back, signaling that he understood.

Audrey watched Evan finish the final process of dinner, one hand massaging his somewhat sore back, but her mouth was not idle, and she instructed in the air: "Add a little more soup to my portion." ”

Evan replied loudly, "No problem. ”

"By the way, it's Saturday, so it's okay for Joseph to be alone, right?"

"It's okay!" Audrey shook her head and pouted, "He wished I wasn't there!"

"What's wrong?" Evan asked, "Father and daughter are at odds?"

"No!" said Audrey, a little sad and angry, "It's just that if I'm not there, he can entertain others at home." ”

"Others?" Evan walked out with a beef stew in one hand, and after glancing at Audrey's expression, he smiled, "It sounds like this person shouldn't be a man." ”

Audrey took the rice bowl from Evan and placed it on the table, acquiescing to Evan's guess.

Evan pulled out his chair and sat down across from Audrey.

There was a stainless steel spoon on the side of the rice bowl, and the two of them just ate it.

Evan took a mouthful of rice mixed with the soup into his mouth with a spoon, and Audrey on the other side did the same, but a beat slower. Evan looked at his lover, who seemed a little absent-minded, and asked, "Angry?"

Audrey paused, then shook her head, "No." ”

Evan didn't care if Audrey was telling the truth or not, and while stirring the rice bowl with a spoon, he said, "Joseph, he's sixty-two this year, and he's almost ready to retire." Living alone, living alone, it is normal to be tempted to find someone to accompany you. ”

"People, the older you get, the more afraid you are of loneliness. ”

Audrey listened to Evan's persuasion and did not refute, "I know, it's just ......"

It's just that when she thinks of her deceased mother, Audrey can't let go, and she can't even get angry.

Evan said, "It's all in the past, we should be looking forward, aren't we?"

Audrey looked at Evan, his eyes were full of undisguised concern and tenderness, she blinked, let out a long breath, and said, "Listen to you." ”

"No matter, eat, eat!"

……

The next two days, one is the last day of the year plus Sunday, and the other is New Year's Day, both of which are holidays, and Evan did not return to the company, but used them to accompany Audrey.

On Sunday, Evan accompanied Audrey home to have lunch with his father, Joseph, and chatted for a long time.

On New Year's Day, Evan and Audrey went to see a football game. It was an annual feast held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, which is adjacent to the California Institute of Technology, and has been around for more than 40 years (since 1906). It has the reputation of "the ancestor of ten thousand bowls". The game is preceded by a grand parade of floats from the top of the college football team.

This year's game is between the California Golden Bears and the Michigan Wolverine.

Tickets were given to Orville Caldwell, along with Jack Warner, Robert Layton, and Rick Taft, who didn't return to the East Coast. Lillian L'Oreal went back to Europe, only to return after the year, and during this time Rick felt bored with what he was doing.

The game was eventually won by the Michigan team, who had come from afar.

This made Evan, Audrey, and their friends who watched the game with the local team very disappointed.

After the game, everyone went directly to Evan's house for a small gathering, and did not disperse until eight or nine o'clock.

The next day, Evan left early in the morning.

He hadn't worked for more than a week, and there was already a lot of work on his desk.