Holding On
“Where would Marienne be at this time of day?
The moment he opened his car door he caught the rich aroma of sautéing garlic. She’s home. He sighed with relief as his stomach rumbled.
He walked into the house just in time to see one of Drew’s plastic blocks launch across the kitchen. He put down his bag and bent to grab the block. Wet and slightly sticky, it had the familiar recently teethed on feel.
Marienne turned away from the stove and smiled. “How was your day?”
She looked so pretty, cheeks ...flushed from the heat of the stove, hair pulled into a haphazard ponytail, a long-sleeved t-shirt clinging to her curves. He walked straight toward her. She tilted her head up, eyes twinkling. Her lips were sweet and warm against his. “Better now. Hey, where’s your car? “ “At the shop.” Her mouth twisted into a scowl.
“What happened?” He walked toward the high chair and kissed Drew’s downy head. His natural freshly baked muffin scent mixed with smell of the applesauce that glazed his cheeks.MoreLess
The moment he opened his car door he caught the rich aroma of sautéing garlic. She’s home. He sighed with relief as his stomach rumbled.
He walked into the house just in time to see one of Drew’s plastic blocks launch across the kitchen. He put down his bag and bent to grab the block. Wet and slightly sticky, it had the familiar recently teethed on feel.
Marienne turned away from the stove and smiled. “How was your day?”
She looked so pretty, cheeks ...flushed from the heat of the stove, hair pulled into a haphazard ponytail, a long-sleeved t-shirt clinging to her curves. He walked straight toward her. She tilted her head up, eyes twinkling. Her lips were sweet and warm against his. “Better now. Hey, where’s your car? “ “At the shop.” Her mouth twisted into a scowl.
“What happened?” He walked toward the high chair and kissed Drew’s downy head. His natural freshly baked muffin scent mixed with smell of the applesauce that glazed his cheeks.MoreLess
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