are you doing?” I asked。
I covered my mouth; trying to hide my morning breath。 He reached down and kissed my face。
“What I do every morning;” he said。
He leaves in the early hours of the morning while I sleep。 I miss our morning conversations; but I had not realized that he continued to tell me that he loved me even while I slept。 When he left; I rolled over and hugged my pillow。 I envisioned6 the picture of me lightly snoring with my mouth open and giggled。
What a man! My husband understands my past。 He’s been beside me as I’ve grown from an unsure young girl to a confident woman; mother; speaker and author。
But I’m not sure that he understands the part he played in that transition。 The words I heard growing up pierced my soul; yet his words pierced7 even deeper。
This Anniversary Day I plan to wake early。 I wants to tell Richard how much I love him。 He may look in the mirror and see an extra pound or two; or wish for the day when his hair was dark and curly; but all I’ll see is the man who saw something in me when I couldn’t see it myself; and who leaves butterfly kisses; even after twenty…three years of marriage。
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愛如絲線(1)
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有時我懷疑;父母之間是否存在著真愛。他們每天都疲於奔命,為我和弟弟賺學費。我從沒見他們像我在書中或電視中看到的那樣浪漫。在他們看來,將“我愛你”這句話說出口都太奢侈,更別說在情人節互贈鮮花了。父親脾氣很糟,特別是經過了一天工作的勞累之後,糟糕的脾氣更容易發作。
有一天,媽媽正在縫被子,我安靜地坐在旁邊看著她。
“媽媽,我有個問題想問你。”過了一會兒我說。
“什麼問題啊?”她答道,而手裡的活兒卻沒停下。
“你和爸爸之間有愛情嗎?”我壓低聲音問道。
母親停下手裡的活兒,抬起頭詫異地看著我,並未馬