Okay, so you need two sets of three, and one of four, and they have to be of the same suit or —
[ she launches into a poor explanation of how to play the version of gin her father had taught her. but the scene is all wrong. she's older, sadder, the woman in the kitchen making dinner isn't her mom and isn't laughing. there's no coffee or apple juice between them, and there's no bowl of hard candies that they could use to bet with.
they play a couple hands, which chuck mostly coaches him through it. but it doesn't do much to alleviate her unhappy restlessness. so when she wins — again — and rubs it in his face by splaying her cards over the table in their neat little sets, chuck leans forward on the coffee table and rests her head on the wood. the sudden, longing desire to go home strikes her, but since she's technically already home, there's no reason to complain and she bites her tongue. just rests her head there. and finally — ]
no subject
[ she launches into a poor explanation of how to play the version of gin her father had taught her. but the scene is all wrong. she's older, sadder, the woman in the kitchen making dinner isn't her mom and isn't laughing. there's no coffee or apple juice between them, and there's no bowl of hard candies that they could use to bet with.
they play a couple hands, which chuck mostly coaches him through it. but it doesn't do much to alleviate her unhappy restlessness. so when she wins — again — and rubs it in his face by splaying her cards over the table in their neat little sets, chuck leans forward on the coffee table and rests her head on the wood. the sudden, longing desire to go home strikes her, but since she's technically already home, there's no reason to complain and she bites her tongue. just rests her head there. and finally — ]
Sorry for freaking you out.