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Our time together
penned on page, heart, memory.
Not one a regret.
From tears shed to the smiles shared.
Hands entwined til your last breath.
“Marianne?”
With a last look over the day’s entry, Marianne gingerly tucked a single Lily of the Valley bloom and closed her journal. She turned and walked over to the voice.
Dimitri sat in one armchair, pouring tea into the two cups on the table. A sweet scent filled the room.
He smiled. “Ready?”
Marianne’s heart filled with joy. It was a quiet way to end the already lovely day. Although, many would say her birthday celebration had been a rather quiet affair, on account of her position as Queen, without a parade or a grand ball to go along with it.
Instead, a vase of beautiful Lily of the Valley Blooms had greeted her this very morning. The dainty petals were fresh and bright. A pile of letters and small gifts from her friends had waited on her desk. The simple picnic for two and a horse ride to celebrate her birthday.
For Marianne, the company and kind words of loved ones, people and animals alike, had been all she ever needed.
“Would like anything else, my love?”
Marianne placed a kiss against Dimitri’s cheek, shaking her head once, and sat in the adjoining armchair.
She held out a hand, which Dimitri accepted. Callouses underlined his fingers and palm, but it was no matter. He moved her hands toward his lips and left a soft kiss before settling it between the space of their two armchairs.
Fingers gently interlocked, full of love and happiness.
Gift FIN