Coins And Daggers
“It reminded him of days when laughter had been common and smiles were easily given.
She reminded him of that. Turning over on his back, he gazed through the entwining branches overhead and up at the clear blue sky. Next to him, Audelia was sprawled on her belly, elevated on her elbows and still grinning at some silly childhood memory he had reluctantly shared. Ulric was not used to being laughed at--not for the majority of his adult life, at least--but somehow he found the sound of her giggles ...and titters to be quite comforting. And it was always better to have her laughing at him and then to see even a stitch of sadness in those beautiful brown eyes he was becoming to love.
“You are a terrible liar,” she laughed, batting away wisps and wisps of hair from her face. “You expect me to believe that you had been the subject of jokes as a child.”
Well, mayhap he had exaggerated a bit but the sincere twinkle in her eyes was certainly worth it. “I was never bullied, if that’s what you’re thinking.MoreLess
She reminded him of that. Turning over on his back, he gazed through the entwining branches overhead and up at the clear blue sky. Next to him, Audelia was sprawled on her belly, elevated on her elbows and still grinning at some silly childhood memory he had reluctantly shared. Ulric was not used to being laughed at--not for the majority of his adult life, at least--but somehow he found the sound of her giggles ...and titters to be quite comforting. And it was always better to have her laughing at him and then to see even a stitch of sadness in those beautiful brown eyes he was becoming to love.
“You are a terrible liar,” she laughed, batting away wisps and wisps of hair from her face. “You expect me to believe that you had been the subject of jokes as a child.”
Well, mayhap he had exaggerated a bit but the sincere twinkle in her eyes was certainly worth it. “I was never bullied, if that’s what you’re thinking.MoreLess
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