The squirrel is set down, and he takes the music box. He needed a free hand to do that carefully. And he needed his other one too if he wanted to open it, so he gets to it.
He moves his arm from behind his back, and hands Ray a bouquet of roses. Among them were some flowers he’d picked himself from the mountains to add to the bouquet. The flowers from the mountains always smelled so beautiful to him, he figured it’d be a nice addition.
Nestled between the roses, was a card. He’d written on it what he couldn’t say for himself.
‘Happy third anniversary.’
He’d even drawn a little heart on it.
With his other hand free, he carefully opens the music box.
It doesn’t take long for a wide smile to spread across his muzzle, both at the dancing figures, and the song playing. He knew that song. It was special. During a time that he’d temporarily had his voice back, Ray had told him to sing him a song. He’d tried, and failed pretty badly by the end of it.
But it looked like the song was still pretty special to Ray too.
Bark’s eyes got a little teary as he continued to smile. Reaching over, he pulled Ray into a one armed hug.
This had to be one of the most special gifts he’d ever gotten.
What a beautiful bouquet, which he gladly accepts, holding the blooms up to his nose and taking a big sniff. Roses always smelled so sweet, he could never get enough of them. The other flowers mixed in were quite special as well, adding into the scent without taking anything away from the roses. It seemed that this bear had picked well.
Then there was the card, which was very special. It put a smile on this squirrel’s face. He loved this, he’d never get tired of receiving flowers for a gift, and he’d never forget the special card with the heart drawn on it. They would be cherished, even after the flowers had wilted, in due time. He could take photos of them, so that he would never forget what a beautiful bouquet he received on the night of his third anniversary.
At the one armed hug, he gives a smooch to the bear’s side. This was a special day, made even more special by that special someone.
“Hard to believe its been three years. Time really has a way of going. Three years since that first kiss. Three years since you bumped your snout into my face. Three years since we started our life together, and now it’s grown into something I could have never imagined. It really is the greatest feeling in the world.”
