Mated To Valentine
The look on his face when he takes a sip of what he expects to be a rich, velvety red, only to find it’s basically grape-flavored water, is priceless.
He takes it all in infuriatingly good stride, barely acknowledging my antics. Until, on the second day, I push just a little too far.
I am dusting a bookshelf. Aggressively. I'm practically trying to remove the varnish with my feather duster.
Valentine watches from the doorway, his eyes narrowed, that subtle scent of cinnamon growing stronger, a sign of his growing annoyance.
“You are not actually dusting, are you?”
“Wouldn’t you like to know.” I give a particularly vigorous swipe at a row of books.