we could all be winners

 

Cyrus was certain he'd have no excuse to get out of bed if it wasn't for Pixie. Of course, in general, it was hard actually going to bed at night.

There was a lot of thinking to do. Of course, he hated to watch the news. It was all so scary. Why do anything? But of course, he did. He was there in the early morning to take care of the coffee shop. He'd grown to love it. Thank God, he finally caught on. He supposed. Well, that's what Pixie said. He didn't know for sure if he was that great at his job.

Naturally, it felt like a crash course, and if he didn't think about the pandemic then he was OK. But late at night, he did ponder what he was doing with his life. Of course, Pix gave meaning to that and he was glad she got the car. It was nice to see her every morning and late at night too.

They finally got together with Roman for another pub quiz. He brought his friend Eddie along. Naturally, they were all masked up that time. It was amazing there was even a quiz. There hadn't been one since. 

Of course, it was successful. Their team won. Sure, Cyrus could hear the grumbles. He could just imagine how some were in the audience when Amy Schneider kept winning every round on Jeopardy. Of course, he knew he wasn't that smart, but there were a lot of old farts at the pub and even the young ones who probably should have studied for tests. They didn't seem to know much of anything other than trying to take in pop culture.

"I wish we could do this every night," he said aloud that night on the way home. Of course, he looked back to see Roman and Eddie holding hands. For a moment, he felt a bit woozy. Were they really doing that?

He looked at Pixie's hand. Would it be so weird if he held her hand? Naturally, he wasn't one to touch anything. But it was touching to see Roman and Eddie together. Damn, if it didn't bring him to tears.

Of course, in the next moment, Pixie was asking if he was OK as steam surrounded her as if she might be a hot dragon in the cold.

"Oh, I'm..I'm just cold," he replied as if he was on autopilot. Still, it felt as if some people could move forward and he couldn't.

What was he waiting for? He felt he'd been waiting for something his entire life. He took her hand as if it were the thing to do. If they were doing it, why couldn't they hold hands, too?

She looked at him kind of funny, but she didn't fight him on it.

"We're coming back, the next time they have a pub quiz," Cyrus exposed a silly grin. "And we'll win!"

"I think we should study, meantime," Eddie nodded. Naturally, Cyrus liked that idea.

"We might have to do it, video chat, but we could do it," Roman agreed.

Cyrus sighed. What he'd always wanted was a real study group.