“No.”
“You up for learnin’?”
“Are you?”
“Of course, Gillybean.” Bringing her knuckles to my lips for a chaste kiss precedes another crooked grin. “I’m willin’ and ready for any and every adventure that involvesyou.”
The faintest hint of red hitting her cheeks causes my chest to swell yet again.
I swear every time they turn that shade, I find myself loving that color more than the one I wear on my sweater.
Wonder if I could get Dub to work it into my bucket design.
Have a little piece of her out there with me.
Having my back.
Cheering for me in secret.
Ooooo!
I bet I could get him to work in jellybeans pretty easy.
Then again…would that betooon the mask?
We’re talkin’ ABBA most iconic song too obvs.
Hmm.
Somethin’ to think on before he finishes up his first round of sketches.
After giving one more cautious, big brotherly glance to Bronny – who is now gearing up for a noodle jousting competition against Lyam Wheaton, our other goalie – we resume our trek to the dance area that immediately reveals a general lack of interest in the activity.
However, I don’t let that dissuade me.
I never do.
I never would.
Life’s about the tunes you wanna make, not what everyone else wants to hear.
Courtney Hale – Corbin’s older sister – warmly welcomes us to the space, introduces us to the male and female dancers she’s brought along, and naturally progresses into her prepared speech regarding the activity’s cultural history as well as significance.
Side by side – still linked by our hands – Gilly and I drink in every word.
Ask questions.
Clarify pronunciations.
Poke fun at one another when we screw ‘em up.
Effortlessly allow ourselves to become tucked away from the rest of the world.
Lost to the magic melody that we make whenever we’re together.
Around the time we’re slippingkupe'eleis on around our wrists, Cap is begrudgingly being dragged over by his adorable bite sized, blonde-haired, first-born daughter, Bella. “We gonna hula, Daddy.”
“Daddy is too big to hula,” he grouses yet continues to let himself be bullied into standing where she commands.
