101: All These Little Things

LUCIAN

“You’ve been here before?” Blair asked, closing the menu and keeping it back on the table.

She looked through it again, after mentioning she had no idea what any of the things on it meant.

“Not here, though.” I replied, watching her do the littlest things. Like how she moved her hair from her face often, the way she plays with her fingers.

If there is one thing I can say about Blair is, she can’t sit idle. She has to be doing something. Movie her hands, touching This or that. It was endearing to watch, knowing not anyone would know this about her but I did. Because I saw her up close. Because she was free with me and she let me see all the small things she did.

“I’m telling you about the country,” I nodded and told her, yes. I’ve been here a few times. “Why didn’t you mention it? I would have picked somewhere else.” She pouted, looking a little sad. “The whole point of going to places we haven’t been is so we can experience it for the first time.”

I wanted to put that smile bac