Undercover Hearts
Sophia balances on a step stool to adjust a sprig of rosemary, and I take the opportunity to grab a candid shot of her, backlit and laughing as one of the wicks flares a little too dramatically.
“Got it,” I say.
She hops down, eyes dancing. “Got what?”
I turn the camera to show her.
The photo’s not perfect. The composition’s a little off, the lighting slightly too warm. But she looks alive. Beautiful and chaotic and real.
For a second, she doesn’t say anything.
Then she asks, “Can I get a copy of that?”
“Of course.”
After the shoot, we pack up in companionable silence. The theater couple hands us each a gift bag that includes a candle named Mystic Reckoning and a handwritten thank-you note t
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