Last Gift
Written by: Zach Burd
“How can you be so pretty?” he asked, brushing her hair behind her ear.
“Because I love you,” she said, planting a kiss on his lips. The way her lips felt on turned his face red. It did every time.
“That’s not a reason why you’re pretty,” he said. He stayed close to her face looking deep into her eyes. If he could keep time stuck in this spot forever he would. It was like the first time he’d met her. A garden full of butterflies filled his stomach.
Her smile was one of the rarest beauties he had ever seen. Each time she parted her lips to laugh at one of his lame jokes or to tell him how much she adored him it was gift to everyone that saw it.
A lot of guys spoke of their girlfriend’s eyes sparkling in the sunlight. He wasn’t a firm believer that all girls did, but he knew Sarah’s eyes lit up even the sunniest of days. They were an elegant, pale blue with the power to entrance any soul looking into them. How could he be so lucky to have such a woman whose mere eyes could weaken his loins?
She reached across the picnic blanket and picked up his phone. It was vibrating, but he didn’t seem to care much. He was locked in on her. Everything else was put on hold, and he wasn’t positive that it ever would ever be taken off.
“Some unknown number is calling,” she told him. He took the cell from her and rejected the call.
“I don’t care,” he stole a kiss from her forcing her on her back. She wrapped her arms around him. He quivered when one of her legs did the same. They made out as passionately as any young lovers could.
“I love you,” he whispered, biting her ear right after.
“I love you too. Just promise to never leave me again, okay? When you were gone I was lost,” she said, looking away from him. Tears filled up in her eyes, and he felt a great sense of sadness come across him for what he had put her through. He went in for another kiss, but this time she jerked away.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Promise me,” she demanded.
“I promise. I want to get married with you like we used to talk about all the time. I want to spend my life with you. I never want to leave you like that again. I love you,” he said as they shared another deep kiss.
The phone began to vibrate again on her leg. She set her chin on her chest and looked down at it.
“Don’t worry about it, baby,” he said, smiling.
“Maybe it’s the job you applied for. I think you should answer it.” Sarah said, forcing herself up.
He reluctantly got up as well and grabbed his phone.
“Let’s hope it is the job. I need the money,” he laughed, walking from their picnic area. It was still the unknown number. He paused before he answered it.
“Heeellooo?” he greeted. Sarah giggled making him grin.
“Hey, babe,” her voice exterminated all the butterflies in his stomach with a breath of fire, “I just want to let you know you left your underwear. I’ve been like wearing it. My son says hi and wants to know when you’re coming to move in. Oh, and I’m pregnant!”
He looked back at Sarah. His arm was shaking uncontrollably to the point that he could hardly hold the phone up to his ear. She popped a grape in her mouth and smiled giving him one last gift.