Cos this is my first love

aced it there last night, right before falling asleep with a silly grin on her face. It w

the usual chaos. Her younger brother, Ethan, was chasing their dog, Daisy,

owing smile, sliding a plate of pancakes on

g to play it cool. "

Lily grabbed her plate and headed for the porch, where the morning air was crisp and inviting.

of his front door with a watering can in hand. His hair was messier than yesterday, as

e broke across his face, the kind that ma

ing to sound casual. "Out h

e the feeling of sinking into a favorite blanket

on in his eyes was impossible to resist. Setting the plate aside, she

ked, trying to sound more

rd a row of freshly planted flowers. "Just make su

eel his gaze on her, and it made her skin tingle. "So, you're i

stray weed. "My dad taught me when I was l

d anyway. "That's cool. I

ing up at her with a grin. "

int out something interesting, and Lily found herself laughing more than she had in weeks. There was something about h

is heels and looked at her, his expressio

f her face. "Thanks, but I think I'll sti

interest was piqued.

suddenly shy. "Landscapes, peop

light, but there was genu

d started yesterday-the one of him. "Maybe

from his hands. "But only if you let

heart flutterin

-these moments, these small but perfect exchanges-was the beginning of something she didn't yet have words for. Maybe it wa