Your brother, my husband
He was wearing a simple navy shirt, sleeves rolled up, and sunglasses he absolutely didn’t need in the shade.
“Hey, stranger,” I said, stepping close.
He looked up, smiled that slow, knee-weakening smile, and handed me a paper cup. “Chamomile and mint, with honey. I took a guess.”
“You guessed right.”
We wandered for hours, weaving through booths of watercolor landscapes and ceramic mugs. At one stall, a painter offered to do ten-minute portraits. We watched couples laugh awkwardly as they posed, families gathered for group pictures, even a tiny girl and her dog.
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