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It was a relatively chilly day in early fall and Wayne and Darryl were sitting at the produce stand, reflecting on the summer.
Sure things had been a bit rocky for Wayne towards the end there, what with Angie wanting him back and Tanis gettin' that abortion.
He was still a little fucked up about that. Wayne never thought he'd want kids, they just weren't his thing, but after much consideration he figures he just doesn't want to settle down with some nice girl (or Tanis. Heck is she ever pretty, but she couldn't never be called a nice girl) and have a family.
That line of thinking was solidified much like cement when he just couldn't make anything with Rosie stick. Fuck, he sure tried and she sure was a sweetheart but aside for their love of beautiful dogs there just wasn't no connection.
"Hey Wayne?"
"What's up big shoots?"
"You know, after all the effort was put in to get you a girl, you're still gonna be alone this winter."
Wayne takes a slow sip of his beer, squints off into the distance and considers the aforementioned statement.
"Well I guess that is true, though I have been thinking lately that might not be such a bad thing."
Darry looks over at Wayne, confused.
"Why though? You gotta figure no man wants to be alone in the winter"
"Fuck Darr just leave it, I'm not gonna be alone, I've got you and Katy and maybe that's all I really need!"
Wayne stands up stiffly and abruptly from his chair, and storms off towards the barn, presumably to find something to do and also to get away from Darryl.
Darry gets that, Wayne's been a bit touchy since the end of the summer, not that he'd ever say anything 'bout it. He did kind of guess it had something to do with heading into his first winter without Angie and probably also the whole deal with Tanis, but winter in general is always a hard season for a farmer like Wayne, who goes stir crazy from the significant drop off in work to be done.
To be completely honest, Darry never thought much about being alone himself for the winter. He'd always mostly assumed that was the way things would go for him. He certainly wasn't about to settle down with a girl, and really, if he could hang around with Wayne and whatever he had going on he was just peachy, really.
He did certainly think a lot about what Wayne thought of him not wanting to settle down with a girl, but then again, Wayne probably didn't know. Which was surprising considering how long they'd known each other, and even more surprising considering that close call in the spring when McMurray had found him and Shoresy going at it last spring behind the ag hall. Shit, after that he'd figured the whole town would know by the end of the night but after Shoresy split McMurray just gave him a pat on the back and said to be more careful.
Sometimes he thought about telling Wayne, but the reality of it is that there's no good way to tell your best bud you're super fruity loops in a place like Letterkenny.
Darry downed the last of his beer and stood up. He figured he'd better go find Wayne and help him with the evening choring.