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Fleur is sitting at her desk, her feather pen in hand. I'm staring over her shoulder in utter awe. Her handwriting is so pretty… The way her cursive loops from one letter to the next, her hand carefully guiding the pen across the page… She writes so quickly, her brow furrowed in focus. She's been working on this all week – a fully handwritten book to add to my collection. She hasn't told me what it's about yet, and she doesn't really want me reading it now, but she's so concentrated that she hasn't noticed me looking.
"Fleur?"
She jumps a bit, the ink smudging slightly. "Stars above, Balsam, don't scare me like that." She turns towards me, her long hair framing her face. She's absolutely stunning, I think to myself. It seems like every time I look at her, I'm falling in love all over again.
"Sorry! Um– You haven't eaten today, and it's already lunch– What do you want to eat?"
"I'll have whatever you want to make," she says, leaning her elbow on the back of her chair. She sets down the pen and reaches for my hand, placing a gentle kiss against it, and I feel my cheeks warming.
"O-okay! I'll be back in a minute!" I walk out of our office and into the kitchen, wondering what I should make. I settle on eggs, since it's something I'm fairly confident I can cook without burning it.
I scramble an egg and place it on a plate, then look in the fridge for any fruit. I find a container of blueberries and arrange them on top of the egg to create a little face. It looks a bit lopsided, but I tried my best.
I bring the meal back into the office and set it down on Fleur's desk. She looks over at it and smiles warmly. "Aww, that's cute."
I smile back. Yay! She likes it!! Mission accomplished!!!
I love her smile. I almost can't believe someone like me could cause her to smile this much, but it makes me happy. If I'm able to bring her happiness, I want to do everything in my power to do that.
"The book is almost done, by the way," she says, taking the fork and scooping up a bite of eggs. "I'll just have to bring it to Lea to have it bound. I'm excited for you to get to read it."
I grin. "Yay!!"
"Stars, you're adorable." She's told me this a thousand times before, but it makes me blush every time. The most beautiful woman in the world just called me adorable!! Me!!!! I can't believe how lucky I am.
I love her so, so much. I've never been this desperately head-over-heels for someone, but stars, I love her. I feel warm and happy and safe around her, and I never want to leave her side.