"I love you." He said it in a voice soft with tenderness as he watched me. We were sitting together at the kitchen table, he sipping on coffee and perusing the newspaper, me perched precariously on the table, arranging flowers for a photograph until they were just so. I looked down at my silly position and couldn't help but let out giggle. Then he smiled that special smile, reserved for moments such as these. Crinkling up in the corners, his brown eyes winked lovingly at me once, twice. His coffee--a swirl of a scant half teaspoon of sugar and a liberal splash of cream, no more, no less--was a warm chestnut color and his eyes grew hazy and soft in the steam rising from his coffee cup. It was just an ordinary Friday afternoon, and it wasn't the first time he'd given me that smile, but it all seemed extra special right then. I imagined myself ten, fifteen, twenty years in the future, with memories just like these being the only tether to the tender, young years of my former youth. It was one of those remember me moments, piercingly sweet and fragile in all its fleeting glory. "I'm going to miss this," I think. "One morning I'm going to wake up and wish I could have this moment back." So I turned and smiled back, with a whispered "I love you too."
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Short (true) story I wrote awhile back. Happy Friday. x
so lovely, lady. x
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Deleteso precious. :) love it.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! <3
ReplyDeleteeve @ essence of eve
Awwww. Aw aw. That's all I can think.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written, :)
ReplyDeletethis is absolutely priceless. i can imagine this being either between me and him, or even me and my dad. just love.
ReplyDelete-jocee <3
pea ess: i love you, too!
Deleteso beautiful. i've been struggling with this lately...wanting to remember my youth so that when i'm old i will remember it to the fullest. :)
ReplyDeletelovey post!
You are brilliant, Carlotta!♥ This was just so lovely :)
ReplyDeletexo,
Jessica
beautiful. now I have to ask--is there a special someone? unless it's your dad...I can see that too. ;] either way, this was just lovely.
ReplyDeletehah, nope, no special someone...this was my dad. :)
DeleteBeautiful! Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful story!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! :) I love cute little moments like this that you'll likely remember in the years to come!
ReplyDeleteso sweet, dear.
ReplyDeleteToo funny!
ReplyDeleteahhh!
ReplyDeleteThese moments are what all of us girls will remember. This is so precious, and you wrote it so perfectly! Your words seem to flow so nicely. Lovely, lovely!
ReplyDelete~Lia
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ReplyDeleteThis is really, really sweet. It always touches my heart when my little brothers (age 2 and 4) tell me "I love you so much." <3
ReplyDeleteAbbie /// XOXOX
beautiful
ReplyDeletethis is so sweet :)
ReplyDelete-kinga
Lovely! That tulip is such a wonderful shade of yellow.
ReplyDeleteAnnika @ Writing Beyond the Moon
aw, so very sweet. beautiful pictures and an even more beautiful story. <3
ReplyDeleteadorable!
ReplyDeletegave me shivers, no lie. <3
ReplyDeleteLovely photos AND amazing story :):) I wish I could write like that!
ReplyDeletebeautiful. you have such a talent for describing a single moment in time, friend.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteYour writing is incredibly beautiful! Just like verything else about your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteAwwwh! So sweet. ♥
ReplyDeleteYou're writing is so enchanting Carlotta. Absolutely captivating. And you pictures are quite inspiring and beautiful as well. I always look forward to a new post from you, every time I turn on my computer. :)
ReplyDeleteTessa Brooke
aw thanks so much, girl! :)
DeleteAw, wow that was amazing Carlotta!! Your a super talented writer! And by the way, I love your blog!! :)
ReplyDelete~Em
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This is so sweet, Carlotta. Is that your dad you were talking about? I can totally see my dear daddy saying this to me. :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
~bree
yep, it's my dad. :)
DeleteBeautiful story... You have an amazing way with words. Loved reading this! I can definitely relate to these types of moments with my Dad.
ReplyDeleteI just simply agree with Hannah. (:
ReplyDeleteow wow. that's simply amazing, carlotta!
ReplyDeletebeautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely...nice pictures! (:
ReplyDeleteso sweet, and the pictures are beautiful.
ReplyDeletethis is SO beautiful. write a book. and I shall read it. and we shall all read it. and we shall love it to pieces. the end.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet.
ReplyDeleteYou're a good writer! :-) Sweet story.
ReplyDeletethis is so precious.
ReplyDeletegosh. you really know how to make emotions swell within me... amazing, carlotta.
ReplyDeletexo || acacia
Awww so süß!ihr Papa, ja? lieeeebe. :) :)
ReplyDeleteAww, this is so sweet. :) I've found myself having these same kind of thoughts a lot recently.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely story. I'm assuming it was more than likely your dad. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat was beautifully written, Carlotta! Lovely photos too!
ReplyDeleteOh this is just so lovely Carlotta! :) I love your style of writing!
ReplyDeleteso precious. :) love it.
ReplyDeleteso lovely. thanks for sharing!
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