Love Is In The Little Things

Some times love is in the little things.

We went on another date on Saturday. He took me to a restaurant. We had pasta and good conversation with quiet intervals of staring into each others’ eyes. Not those awkward pauses where you think of something witty or interesting to say, but the ones where you can stare into your partner’s eyes and get lost in their depth and not even mind.

After we finished, the waiter came out with a delicious array of deserts  and we couldn’t help but split a chocolate nougat bar. When we had finished polishing it off, we held hands, lost in each other’s eyes. Everything around us seemed to disappear and just as I was thinking that things couldn’t get better, he took his eyes off me, picked up his spoon and drew a heart in my direction in the cocoa powder on our desert plate. At that instant, my heart melted and I looked at him, longing to kiss him, but gave his hand a squeeze instead.

On our way out, I stopped by the restroom and he waited for me outside. When I came out, he was talking to some woman. We wished her a nice day and were off. In the car, he told me she had inquired to  whether it was our second date. He laughed and told her a bit more. She said that she and her husband couldn’t help but notice what a cute couple we are and how we looked into each other’s eye with a naïve and fresh love that she thought was only existed  in movies.  It made us both happy to hear her wonderful compliments.

Before dropping me home, we stopped by the beach to watch the sunset. Sitting on the grass, wrapped in his arms, I closed my eyes, happy to have him holding me. As he looked down and noticed my eyes closed he asked me how I was. I told him I was wonderful and it was nice being wrapped in his arms. He kissed me and replied that while we were on the beach, looking at one of the most beautiful sunsets he’s ever seen, here I am, enjoying being in his arms and he doesn’t know who is focusing on the really important thing. I whispered “I am” in his ear and he held me tighter.

Unfortunately, the sun sets and night falls and he had to go home to do homework and work on his projects. I had to go home and tend to my own errands, as well. Now, I’m just waiting for our next date…

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