part 9

Christopher asked to see me home I of course accept we gazed at the stars all the way home. "well...the weeks past I was now 15 and was called a beauty of the woods whatever that means. One day Chris came to the house I was in the garden I stood up covered in dirt and holding a bunch of weeds. He laughed "What's so funny" I demanded this reminds me of the first time we met you looked beautiful then too. Embarrassed I hung my head and said I never have looked so bad in my life and you know it! he smiled and asked if I wanted to get cleaned up before we went on a walk. So I went into the house and cleaned up and when I came out I found him studying the ground in a thoughtful way.

What's on your mind Chris? he turn and said
"You" he handed me a gift and made me promise not to open it till we were in the valley our favorite place to walk. I was very excited this was the first gift I had gotten since my mama died two year before. When we got to the valley I opened it up and it was".....Martha's voice trailed off

"Oh Lily don't stop Please."
"Than I want to stop I am hungry" she said as she unpacked the food they ate in silence when they had both had their fill and all the leftovers packed back into the basket. Martha rose and ran toward the lake "Wait Lily are you doing?" Nathan stood. Martha made a big splash when she landed.