This is a repost from last November. I don’t think any of my current ‘regulars’ have read this one…
A modified scene from a much longer story I wrote when I was 20. (Just a few years ago…)
“When did you know?” he asked. His fingers gently tucked her hair behind her ear.
“When did I know what?” She knew exactly what he was after but she made him work for it. And she made him smile.
“Oh honey. You know what I mean. When did you know you… wanted me?”
Her smile became a soft laugh. “Well, I wanted you the day we met. I was not expecting all of this…” She ran her fingers slowly up his body from his waist to his heart. “I thought I was going to spend the afternoon lugging furniture and boxes up four flights by myself.”
“And then you tried to impale me.” He laughed at her.
“Hey! That was an accident.”
“I have a scar!”
“Maybe you should have been paying attention to the crazy girl blindly climbing the stairs with a chair.”
“I was paying attention,” he said. “That was the problem.”
She blushed and slid her hand to his neck. “And I always thought you helped me move in because you were kind and sweet…”
“I am kind and sweet.” He laughed softly. “And I’m also a man.”
She smiled. “Yes, you are. A damn gorgeous kind and sweet man… which is why I wanted you about five seconds after we met.” She kissed his mouth. “Is that what you wanted to know?”
“I want to know when you fell in love.”
“Grand Central Station.”
“What?”
“I had to leave. Grandpa died and I had to leave the city. You knew I was a mess. You wanted to come with me but you had finally landed that interview. It was important. I couldn’t let you miss it. So I snuck out.”
“But I couldn’t let you go alone. I snuck out, too.”
She covered his cheek with her hand. “I stood in that station, staring at nothing, people hurrying all around me, and I was alone. Until you magically appeared next to me.”
“It wasn’t magic,” he said, “it was a lot of running and yelling at my driver.”
A tiny laugh fell from her smile. “It was magic. And I fell in love with you.”
“I fell in love with you, too. Before that afternoon at Grand Central.”
“When?”
“I will tell you…” He pulled her closer and kissed her. “Later…”
what sandra thinks 
Worth the repost
And it’s stirred memories … slightly more bittersweet … but of what it CAN be
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I wish I had memories like this…
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I hope you can MAKE memories xxx
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Like this? I think it’s too late for me…
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No xxx
All things are possible …
Small steps xxx
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I don’t really have the luxury of time…
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So step out … at least virtually xxx
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So thank you xx
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Lovely! Someone that would help her like that – that’s love! 😍
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Thanks Vic. Yeah, I want one of him… 🙂
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Me too!
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I need to get into some sort of genetic research… Make these guys myself… I’d be rich!
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Yes!! 😃
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Very lovely. I felt the magic of this
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Thanks so much
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This is a magical kind of love….
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It’s nice living in my fantasy world… 🙂
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I don’t think it’s to late.
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I don’t know… it’d be starting over…
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Too. Oops.
It might be. I know we all have different and unique situations and circumstances. In my marriage, I’m not even sure I could adequately describe the process of getting to a place where I knew I wanted something…more. Not that I was unhappy or we were unhappy, I just knew we could be more. We needed to be. But, for me, I KNEW it needed to begin with me, because I knew I was holding myself back. And if I wanted to know if he’d travel that journey with me, I needed to begin to walk and invite him along. That was and is the most fucking frightening and courageous thing I’ve ever done.
I’m so not saying that’s what you should do. I don’t know !! Either way, it’s takes courage to choose. 💜💜
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I think it’s too late for me because I have tried (quite a few times) with my husband and it went nowhere. He is fine with where we are… or he just doesn’t care. As time has passed, I’ve come to know that if I want something more, it’s not going to be with him. But I won’t break up my family… put the kids through that. Maybe after they’re 18 or something… I don’t know… but by then, I’ll be getting old…
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I understand. 💜
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You know….just ignore me! Lol. I just want everyone to find what the seek. I realize rat can irritate the shit out of people! Lol
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It’s okay. 🙂 I appreciate that you relate a bit to how I feel even if your situation is different! ♥
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That not rat
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🙂
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Such a sweet walk down fictional memory lane! I’m glad you reposted this, I don’t remember it…
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Early November last year… I didn’t have many readers…
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It’s wonderful! I’d like to hear the rest of the story…
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It is one of the old ones that’s kind of embarrassing… the writing, mostly, not the story. I should use it as a basis for something new…
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Yes! Perfect! “They” say you should never throw out your old stuff – it can always be inspiration for something else! Go for it!
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Oh yes — I never toss anything. It’s caused a bit of a situation with space in my home… but I have it all…
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Excellent. Start mining those notebooks…. 😃
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Super! It is not too late…come on now…behave yourself! That being said it was a great read.
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Well, thank you… it would be nice…
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Ahh welcome. I dont know all the ins and outs of your situation…but could gleam a little of it from the thread. I guess in the finish you have to do what you are most comfortable with. That’s all I got, mate. Hang in there.
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Thanks 🙂
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Sure…no problem. 😉
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Lovely story and so sweet and romantic. A great repost.
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Thanks very much… I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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This is simply magical. You have such a way with words…I can actually picture them having this sweet conversation. I’m looking forward to pulling more of these out of your secret writing vault!
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Thank you so much… I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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What a lovely romantic story ❤
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Thank Diane
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I enjoyed this Sandra. Glad you reposted.
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Thank you ♥
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Great piece of fiction. A lovely romantic piece.
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Thanks so much! ♥
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Sigh. So romantic and full of feels. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you!
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