Magical Monday: Love
Inspired by my guest post at Charlotte’s blog! (And Taylor Swift’s song “Sparks Fly)
It started in the water.
Paddling on his back, he stared up at the rows of white lights, a little grin on his face. His feet kicked slowly, smoothly moving across the teal water.
“You look like an otter.” I laughed, diving under. His arm scooped around me, pulling me up so I dangled like a fish in the crook of his elbow. He tossed me into the deep end and I shrieked with glee. No one had been able to throw me like that since I was three. Well, my mom hadn’t, anyway.
“I’ll race you to the slide.” I sloshed toward the lazy river, scuttling up the side where the ladder rested. He grabbed my foot, pulling me under. Flailing about in the slow current, I sputtered to the surface.
“That’s not fair!” I shrieked, watching him race up the ladder.
“Sure it is.” He grinned, nodding at the lifeguard as he sat at the plastic surface. “I get to go first.” He whooped as he went down, the echos twirling around and around the plastic tube. He flew out at the end in a burst of white water, looking more like a bedraggled otter than before. Grabbing the bar, I flipped into the slide, whirling around the plastic coils before crashing into the water at the end. I stayed under, swimming to the other side. It always drove him nuts I could hold my breath so long.
“Ready to race?” He was dancing on his toes when I surfaced, treading water slowly with his arms. “Whoever wins buys.”
“Katies’ custard?” I licked my lips, then glanced at the clock. “We have to hurry. It’s almost nine, they close at ten.”
“We’ll get there.” He winked, poised to start, one hand on the cement behind him. “Ready?”
I placed my feet against the cement wall, tensing. “Ready.”
“One, two…” His last word was lost in a explosion of water, a firework of droplets across my face.
Shoving off, I surged forward, my arms whipping across the water as fast as I could turn them. My eyes burned and my lungs were tight, my legs a frenzy of fluttering.
And I still lost.
He wrapped his wet arms around me, pressing his lips to mine. “I want a chocolate milkshake.”
“I want sprinkles.” I flipped my hair out of my face. “Best two out of three?”
“You’re on.” He grinned, kissing my nose. “One…”
“Two…”
“Three!”
And we were off, bursting across the pool as if the water might drain at any moment. For that night, nothing except swimming and ice cream mattered.
Swimming, ice cream and us.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! We have a week full of whimsy!
August 8th, 2011 at 3:01 am
shades below yes, i want scrawl something get grasp entrap a liking to this but didnt have time, may i repost this A Duck In Her Pond » see magic Monday: Love
August 8th, 2011 at 3:04 am
Icecream and swimming – what great summer activities. Ah, just another three or four months to go here …
August 8th, 2011 at 3:20 am
Cute guest post! You guys are a happy pair!
August 8th, 2011 at 4:38 am
Sounds fun. We are competitive as well–and the prizes made everyone a winner.
August 8th, 2011 at 5:01 am
Yes, for me its just ice cream daaahling. Nothing matters but ice cream. And it matters even more when there is cream on top.
*kisses* HH
August 8th, 2011 at 5:32 am
You guys are adorable!
August 8th, 2011 at 5:48 am
Custard, pass me a bowl.
August 8th, 2011 at 5:53 am
Sweet photo and story…
August 8th, 2011 at 6:13 am
Ice cream, swimming and love. The ultimate combination.
August 8th, 2011 at 6:52 am
That is love, and love, indeed, is magical! Happy Monday!
August 8th, 2011 at 6:53 am
Ok. I don’t want to scare you or anything but I think you are my soul mate. I just clicked over to your blog from Eden’s after reading your comment and immediately subscribed and canmnot wait to get home and check everything out (I am an archive digger).
You made my day!
August 8th, 2011 at 7:59 am
Ah – so sweet and loving!
August 8th, 2011 at 8:15 am
Love that last line. You really do have a distinctive voice in your writing. It is sweet and magical.
August 8th, 2011 at 11:30 am
Lovely.
August 8th, 2011 at 11:56 am
I love everything about this post. So sweet you guys are
And you know what they say: the couple who plays together stays together. Isn’t that so true in life??
I’m glad to hear you’ve found your match.
August 8th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
You guys are adorable!!!!
August 8th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Cute post! Love your blog layout! It is definitely “whimsy”!
dana @ the abundant life blog
August 8th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Such a sweet story – you two are adorable.
August 8th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
—You are both adorable. Purrrfect Together
August 8th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Swimming and ice cream. Just right for summer.
August 8th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
What beautiful pictures and I love this story! Sprinkles it is!!!!
August 8th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Great personal photos and lovely story. xo style, she wrote
August 8th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
aw….so cute.
Wishing you a beatiful week ahead…
August 8th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
and that was a great guest post too…
August 8th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
You two are too adorable!
Happy Tuesday, Duckie!
August 9th, 2011 at 12:12 am
Aw, it’s like a sweet, romance novel! I wish my husband and I had stories like that. Most of ours would probably start with, “Did you just fart?”
August 9th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
So cute!
August 11th, 2011 at 4:04 am
Really cute!