// hope, is wonderfully messy //
She tried, with great difficulty, to refrain from laughing again at the sight of the innocent smile and ‘quick learner’ connotation combinations. “Then you are going to love weeding.” Patting the top of his arm, and enjoying the feel of the muscles there, Lena floated onward, unaware of any pending unease over cooking, back into the dishevelment of the living room.
While she had been overwhelmed by the expanse, and perhaps her own overzealousness when it came to having furniture again, he took to it with aplomb. With no need to walk on eggshells, a steady breath of relief released from her lungs, and she placed her hands on her hips, surveying the room while he snagged at the rug. “Most things. Rug definitely in the center.” She eyed several others pieces, trying to imagine it in her mind. “Armchair and couch close to the fireplace…,” because she could figure collapsing and curling up there like a cat most days after work. “Coffee table near those…end tables probably close at hand too.” Wrinkling her nose, the Caretaker pondered over the last complexity, beginning to walk over to the ends of the unfurled mat, assisting in flattening it out. “Not sure about the bookshelf though. What do you think?”
While she had been overwhelmed by the expanse, and perhaps her own overzealousness when it came to having furniture again, he took to it with aplomb. With no need to walk on eggshells, a steady breath of relief released from her lungs, and she placed her hands on her hips, surveying the room while he snagged at the rug. “Most things. Rug definitely in the center.” She eyed several others pieces, trying to imagine it in her mind. “Armchair and couch close to the fireplace…,” because she could figure collapsing and curling up there like a cat most days after work. “Coffee table near those…end tables probably close at hand too.” Wrinkling her nose, the Caretaker pondered over the last complexity, beginning to walk over to the ends of the unfurled mat, assisting in flattening it out. “Not sure about the bookshelf though. What do you think?”
Lena
// we must weather the potential of happiness //
