“I wouldn’t say it’s weird. To each their own? But I also assumed a lot of romance novels don’t end that well. Like, not everyone get their happy endings and shit.”

“ I have not been there in a while, but I’m sure we’re going to find something. Your mom was a great cook, I do remember seeing some of those recipes a while back. Did you get into a fight over...recipes? ” He finally opens a drawer and find the key they were looking for. “ Here we go ! “ He says in victory, raising the key up in the air to show it to Sienna. “ Great. Should we just go now? ”

It’s not often that Sienna reaches out to him for something related to her parents, so Ronald is a little surprised when she asks about the storage unit, but he’s happy to help, anything for his kids, and even though Sienna is not technically his child, it feels just like it. “It should be around here somewhere, let me find it.” He moves around the living room and opens a few drawers, looking for the key. “Are you looking for something in particular? Can I help you?” He offers.

in a small town like new haynes, you’re usually bound to run into people you don’t particularly want to run into. it was not that he particularly cares that much at this point, but it’s still not the most pleasant experience. and as she starts up a conversation with him, following her hi with a question, he regrets his initial greeting. “i’ve been alright, same old, same old. what about you?” - at least she remembered his name.