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Let Me Count The Ways

Written by on March 20, 2013 | 11 Comments

“Why do you love me?”

“Well, uh, I …”

Her look was serious.

“Your smile.”

She gifted him with one, but still seemed to be waiting.

“Your giving heart.”

She blinked and nodded encouragement.

“Well, uh, I can’t decide what I love more — your gorgeous red curls or your silhouette against the bedroom curtains.”

 

 

A. Partridge.

  • http://www.austinbriggs.com Austin Briggs

    Pretty perfect :)

  • A. Partridge

    Thanks, Austin.

    I’m wondering what her reaction is, though ….

  • http://newkidintown1995.blogspot.com Daron Henson

    I was particularly drawn to this story; it brought the love the surface with a realistic feel.

    Thank you.

    • A. Partridge

      Thank you, Daron for reading it and feeling it.

  • http://www.robertpwills.com Robert P. Wills

    Awkward!
    Nice story- it was a romantic and little creepy, but still made me chuckle as I imagined her eyes getting wide there at the end.

    • A. Partridge

      Thanks for your input Robert. I find it interesting that it strikes you as creepy.

      • http://www.robertpwills.com Robert P. Wills

        Uh oh- did I miss something? I took it to mean he had been peeping at her from outside her house and fell in love with her shape on the other side of her curtains, then let it slip that that is how he fell in love with her.

        • A. Partridge

          Its an interesting viewpoint, though not what I intended.

  • http://www.robertpwills.com Robert P. Wills

    Well crapola- I got my wife’s opinion and she said “That’s not what the story was about! You’re creepy!”

    Now I don’t have the heart to tell her that’s how I first fell in love with her…

    :P

    • A. Partridge

      Thanks for the chuckle, Peeping Rob. I’m sure you could count the ways for your wife, leaving out that one.

  • http://www.robertpwills.com Robert P. Wills

    “Peeping Rob?” Aww, I’ve been called lots of things but never “Peeping Rob”. I’ll have to add it to the list. Right under “Rob Wills, Liar”.