So here is my next 'moment'. I am thinking about creating a series of these that link and create a story, though you'll have to interpret some of it yourself.
On a sad note, though I have over 800 hits since Christmas on the stories already published, I have received only 8 reviews, and that makes me sad . Love it, hate it? Let me know why.
Many thanks and loves go out to LoganSunshine for rating it :} BeingDazzledByEdward for the bajillion, SillyOldThing (this will eventually lead to that mystery woman! Shhh!), Raphael0877 for appreciating the subtlety and ssbailey for reading my work. Rainbowimagination also gets a mention for being my first reviewer and encouraging me to publish another one.
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He sits on the bench in the park watching as the families stroll by. Children racing round and round, parents sitting and gossiping and the others like him just sitting there.
Always observing, waiting, but never participating.
"Grandda over here" he hears and turns to meet her.
And there she is. A face he hasn't seen up close since she was a baby. Blonde hair tumbling over her shoulders, those trendy glasses so in fashion covering up half her face- bright purple he mused, and dressed with confidence.
A small smile twitches at the corner of his mouth as she strides over, pausing and rearranging her path to go around the small boys pretending they're sea faring pirates today. He stands as she makes her way to the bench and drops herself on to it.
"Sorry do you mind?" as she takes out a muffin- chocolate chip no less, "Missed breakfast."
"No go ahead" he encourages, giving him a chance to study her. She sounds so different to when they spoke on the phone. He gave it a chance when he started this trip to give her a call, hoping to have some sort of meeting with her. It made sense really, when one relationship dies, you try hard to make the existing ones stronger- or in this case, start one. He owed it to them, he hoped they knew this and would smile. She looked so much like her daddy when he was younger, and that voice- high with a slight rasp to it- that you didn't hear on the phone.
Finally she got through half the muffin-he gave a slight grimace, obviously enough to satisfy her unhealthy appetite for the moment and stopped gazing around her and looked directly at him.
"They offered me her department" she said without any prelude.
He felt like he had been punched in the gut, turning back to the scenery and asked with great control. "Did they? When?"
She heard the effort and faint interest "Does it matter? They have offered me the job and now I have to make a decision."
"Yes, yes you do" he turns calmly to look directly in her eyes and now it's her turn to turn away.
"Can I do it?" she whispers more to herself then him.
"Only you can determine that, but I have faith that you will be excellent at the job. Obviously your superiors think so. Though I don't know if Steven will be impressed with you moving so far away."
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Time slowly passes as they get caught up in their thinking, children shrieking with laughter, parents calling with careful warnings and the birds flying high.
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"I want to do it Grandda. I can do it. This is what I want."
"Good. I have some friends over there that can help you setup and feel your way around the city" at that he pauses as he remembers how he left, and then he says with a sigh
"I will have to give them a call".
"No rush, I don't leave for a couple of weeks yet, if you just help me find a suitable apartment not too far away from work and the shops, I'll be fine".
"Still it will help having a few people you know there."
They take a few moments once again gazing over the park, her contemplating her move, him thinking of her filling the role that his love once ran.
All of a sudden she drops her head to her lap and says "Oh god, da's going to kill me."
He stands up and puts his hand her shoulder before saying "Yep" with that half smile and starts to pull her up "Let's go get some ice cream."
This- this is his chance to participate.
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Once again many-a-thanks peoples.