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“Maybe I should marry you, honey?” Kirill thought, looking at the chiseled profile of Kira lying on the sofa.
He himself settled down with a laptop in a chair. Kira was watching another melodrama, lying on the sofa in a huge white T–shirt with the inscription: “Sochi“. Cyril was still surprised that she preferred his T–shirts to nightgowns.
Cyril’s blood was still seething after a hard conversation. She loves him! Damn good to think about it. The cynical mind refused to
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accept her statement on faith. But the heart… it believed. And loved in return. And in everything that concerned Kira, his heart invariably won
over the mind. And now, with a stupid smile, he
admired his face, swollen from the abundance
of shed tears, and imagined how he would put the coveted ring on her finger.
Skype beeped with a message: “Son, did you watch the presentations? I need a report by eleven tomorrow. Don’t delay.”
“Oh, dad, I don’t have time for presentations today,” he muttered, but nevertheless
considered it necessary to answer that he would do everything on time, and returned to the working file.
The dialogue of the sultry heroes of the
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melodrama sounded a familiar background. Kira always kept the sound as quiet as possible when Kirill was working. Of course, he could
move to the office, but it was much more
pleasant to be nearby.
Kirill was already finishing the first document, when he suddenly heard an exclamation:
– This is cattle!
“Kir, I’m working,” he reminded.
Oh, I’m sorry. It’s just like this… I’ll watch quietly, like a mouse.
Ordinarily, Cyril would have been quite satisfied with her answer. But Kira rarely used swear
words. He became curious:
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– What made you so angry?
“Can you imagine, this, so to speak, male representative got married and didn’t say a word that he was barren!” Kira began to gesticulate emotionally. – He was silent in a rag, and his wife thought that something was wrong with her! Well, it’s nothing strange that she kicked him out with a bang!
Kirill’s face fell.
What do you think he should have done?
–
This should be discussed at the very beginning, not only of marriage, but of relationships!
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“Well, did he … have to spend his whole life
alone?”
Kira did not notice the bitterness in the question and continued as if nothing had happened:
– If it is infertile, then you need to choose a companion who does not want children. Or one that already has children. Well, isn’t it stupid to hide such a thing? I would also leave such a husband.
Hearing the last, Kirill choked. Without even having time to really think, he quickly asked:
– Do you want kids?
– Certainly. Life would not connect with a barren man. And yes, build relationships. It is clear that
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they will be completed.
“I see…” he answered quietly, closed his laptop and went to his office.
“If the movie bothers you, I can turn it off,” Kira offered as he got up from his chair.
“I need a big monitor,” he said, and left.
June 23, 2015
08:00
Kirill drank coffee in the kitchen and looked thoughtfully out the window.
That night, he couldn’t bring himself to even enter Kira’s bedroom, let alone sleep. Her
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comments from yesterday hit the nail on the head.
“I dreamed. Marry her … Well, so she will marry me. The goods are good, but the merchant came out with a flaw, “he thought, once again scrolling through the last conversation with Kira in his head.
“We need to talk about this at the very beginning…”
This train has already left. In any case, Cyril would rather bite off his hand than admit that he was sterile. It hurt to even imagine how Kira would react to the news. I would absolutely turn around and leave. Better to act preventively.
“Wow, you already got dressed!” Kira said as she
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entered the kitchen. She herself was still in the
same T–shirt as the night before.
He flinched at her voice and turned around.
-You’re early.
– Good morning! What, didn’t you sleep? I woke up at three, you were not there yet.
Kirill pushed her away with his hand and answered:
“I had to finish some work. Will you get to work on your own? It’s time for me to leave.
– Certainly.
She took out orange juice and fruit from the
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refrigerator.
– Did you have breakfast?
– I have no time. Affairs. And yet, Cyrus, today I will have guests. At work,” he clarified after a pause. – Stay overnight.
Kira started up and took a closer look at Cyril.
– Something happened? she asked timidly.
– Nothing. Till.
And left.
June 24, 2015
16:00
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– Finally! Kira exclaimed.
A message from a loved one appeared on the phone screen:
“When you’re free, come to my office.”
The last day he kept radio silence. This bothered her, but she justified his silence by being busy, and it was not in vain that she asked her to
spend the night at her place. Looks like another deal is on the way. He did not like to talk about business, and Kira had long been accustomed to being content with only the information that he wanted to convey.
The working day is over. Kira grabbed her bag and went to the seventh floor. How much she
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missed her! It’s only been a day, and my lips
ached from the desire to touch the skin of a
loved one. I wanted to hug him and not let him
go at least the whole evening. I even yearned for his booming bass.
In the waiting room, she was met by a
disgruntled Natalya Mikhailovna. As soon as the
secretary realized that Kira was dating the boss, her attitude towards her changed radically.
Kira pretended not to notice.
– Good afternoon! she greeted the mistress of
the waiting room.
She replied with a haughty nod and turned away as if Kira didn’t exist. Kira chuckled and
went to Cyril’s office.
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“Knock knock,” she said cheerfully, entering the office.
Kirill greeted her with a nod and remained seated.
Kira hoped that he would appreciate her new beige sheath dress, so she played a little with her shoulders, showing off her cleavage. Curly curls bobbed merrily over her shoulders, but the desired compliment did not follow, instead she stumbled upon an indifferent look in brown eyes.
– Did not like? she asked disappointedly.
Kirill chuckled and pointed to a place near the table:
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“Sit down, we need to talk.”
Something in his tone told Kira that he would not say anything nice to her. My knees trembled treacherously. Kira forced herself to come to the
table.
– I’m listening to you.
But Cyril was slowing down. His expression was casual, but Kira knew that it only meant that he did not want to show his feelings. She had seen such an expression more than once when he met different people, especially unpleasant
ones.
– Did I do something wrong? She couldn’t stand the torture of silence.
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“That’s not the point,” he finally answered.
“Then in what?”
“Kira, you are still very young,” he began. “You have a lot more ahead of you. Learn to build a career. You get married, you have children. But personally, I don’t see a future with you. Played and that’s enough.
His answer was an uncomprehending look.
– Did you play? she asked mechanically.
– Do you want it straight? Good. It’s time for us to part.
Kirill, is this because of my meeting with Vadim?
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If so, then I will never…” she began.
– It has nothing to do with it. It’s not about you. I’m just tired of this relationship,” he interrupted her.
– How tired are you? Kira still didn’t understand what was going on. “You just said you love me!”
“After that, I had time to think,” he continued in a flat voice. “I don’t want this vanilla relationship. I’m far from romantic. For me, the main thing is work. You no longer fit into my circle of priorities.
– I used to fit in, but now I don’t fit in? She stared at him with a bewildered look.
– Yes, you understand, finally, I don’t need you!
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he barked rudely.
Kira’s mind refused to accept what she heard. She understood that she had to somehow react, to answer something, but she could not – her brain refused to work.
On autopilot, she nodded, rose from her seat, and walked toward the exit.
Kira, wait!
Hope blossomed in her soul like a timid snowdrop, she turned around, but Cyril simply pointed to the forgotten bag.
Kira did not remember how she ended up at home. His head was shaking, his hands were trembling. On the third attempt, I hit the key
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in the keyhole. As soon as she walked into the corridor, she heard two unpleasant voices at
once.
Stepfather and Elvira sat in the living room and argued tensely about something. Seeing her, they fell silent, but only for a moment.
– I pinned myself, walking. Something you early! said the flushed Arkady.
