FALLING FOR MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND
“Now come on, I brought Chinese food for us to share.”
We spend the next hour eating Chinese takeouts while talking about everything under the sun. We discuss business news, our plans for Christmas, the new movie trailer coming up. Anything really. And throughout it all, I find myself relaxing more and more around her. There’s just something about being with her that makes me feel calm and secure. Like I’m home.
“Also, I wanted to give you this,” she takes our two beady bracelets from her purse, “Since you’ll be away and I’ll miss you so much, I thought maybe you could wear it. To remind you that I’m always with you.”