Birdsong and Sunrise

Ben kicked Abel under the table and sat up a little straighter, “Shut up! there she is.” Lucy made her way through the door of the coffee shop and he waved at her, continuing with instructions through his smile. “Abel, don’t turn around. Just act normal,” he ordered. Lucy waved back as she headed to…

Her breath caught in the back of her throat when he kissed her. Fireworks lit up the deepest parts of her body. Time slowed as he waited for her response. She couldn’t think, paralyzed in the moment. All she could do was feel. She kissed him back, gently at first. Then, with a ferocity she…

They bounded over the trail, moonlight illuminating the forest floor below intermittent breaks in the tree cover. He didn’t think she would actually take him up on the offer to go out for a midnight run. But, somehow, here they were. The day had been long under the August sun and it felt good to…

“Abel, would you tell me about Abigail’s mom? Anna…” Lucy looked at him from across the porch, and he paused, considering her question. “What would you like to know?” Abel shifted in the rocker, to face her more directly, “Where should I start?” “Tell me about the life you built for yourself out East. I…

The wind howled outside “He’ll be a spring baby. Seems fitting.” He watched her, reaching desperately for the right words and fully aware of how important his reaction was in the moment. “You sure this is what you want?” She looked back at him and sighed, “Well, it wasn’t what we anticipated, at least not…

Abel stared at the ceiling, listening. He could hear quiet movement down the hall. He waited for Abigail’s voice, but only quiet breathing filled the early morning air. It was strange waking in his childhood bedroom, so unfamiliar, and as if he’d never left all at the same time. His old baseball mitt still sitting…