"Turn left on Ward," K instructed Jesse as he drove east of Belfast Avenue. She squinted her eyes and ducked her head a little, checking for the small junction up on the road ahead. She haven't been home for a little more than a year now, and in that such short time so much has already changed. There are more houses and establishments along Belfast, so it was a little hard trying to remember and figure out where the next street was.
"Is that...a lake?" Jesse stared out into K's bedroom window, his eyes wide at the sparkling, fully-frozen Togus Pond, in shades of white, silver, gray and blue - it looked magical, like it was straight of out a fairy tale.He stood by the window and looked at the majestic view. But behind the fascination for nature, he was actually... terrified. Like a memory was harked back by his subconsci
"That looks really yum and festive,son!" Laura gushed, complimenting Jesse's Waldorf salad.They were already setting the table for Christmas dinner. It has been quite a busy day. K and Jesse helped out with the food and decor, rambling about the kitchen, dining area and parlour room. Jesse offered help for almost about everything, and K's family really appreciated his efforts - with Laura co
They were already up in K's bedroom before the clock struck midnight.Laura, Kathleen and Mike retreated early after a tea and some nightcap by the fireplace. They had to be up early the next morning to bring down some of the horses to town for the annual Christmas parade.
"No, Jesse, you're not doing the dishes." Laura told him off upon his insistence. "Over my rotting corpse."They just finished K's sumptuous birthday dinner. Which, for the first time, wasn't just Christmas leftovers.
The airport was surprisingly empty -almost. There were just very few people waiting to board the next plane to New York, two of which were Jesse and K.A week had quickly passed, and they were already bound back to the Big Apple. Jesse loved Augusta, and wished that he and K could stay a little longer. It somehow felt likehome, like
The dumpling fell from her chopsticks and rolled under the couch, which made both of them laugh so hard."This is fun," K uttered, still a little breathless from laughing. "We should make this our own little tradition."
It was Martin Luther King Day.Aperturethrew a benefit concert in light of the holiday. It was all Jesse's idea.He had always been an advocate against racial discrimination. Even if he grew up spoilt rotten, he never turned out to be a mean kid - he was justlonely. And growing up without the presence or any semblance of family, he sou
"Dinner's ready, babe." Jesse hollered enthusiastically, opening the door to his small walk-in closet. His heart skipped a beat and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he saw K, standing and looking at herself in front of the full-length mirror, wearing a white dress.The white dress.They were done shopping for their bride and groom attire. It literally took Jesse twenty minu