Reminisce – by K You opened your eyes slowly. The sunlight streamed through the blinds. You smiled. He smiled. His lips were as red as cherries; they looked tasty. “Good morning, beautiful,” he whispered. His breath smelled of peppermint. For some reason, he never had morning breath. As if he brushed his teeth right before you woke up every morning and somehow crept back into bed without disturbing you. “Good morning, handsome.” You lifted a finger to pet the lion tattooed on his chest. “How did you sleep?” He took your hand into his, lacing your fingers together. “Good. Do you remember when we first met?” You nodded. How could you ever forget? It was a cloudy day. The rain was more of a light mist that fogged the air. You were walking to a restaurant for your lunch break. You enjoyed the nearly deserted sidewalks rainy days brought. They gave you a chance to revisit your childhood; splashing in puddles and kicking up water. “Since then, you’ve become my everything.” He squeezed your hand tighter and raised it to his lips, kissing it. He watched you play in the rain from a hazy café window, intrigued by the way you skipped from puddle to puddle, giggling without a care. “Until I met you, I never knew what love was. I didn’t know I could experience this kind of happiness until you brought it to me.” Eleven months had passed since that fateful day in April. Now, almost a year later, the only man you could see was him and the only woman he saw was you. He was your everything, too.