AN: Thanks for stopping by! This sets up the frame for the story, which is told from the perspective of the main character's granddaughter. The main character (Lillian) is renamed Alice here. The majority of the story is told from Alice's perspective as she narrates it to her granddaughter. Sorry it's so short—it's just the prologue, though! I hope you enjoy reading my story; I'd love to hear what you think of it! And if you enjoy it, you might want to follow it so that you get notified of updates. It's going to be pretty lengthy! Rated T for limes; there may possibly be a chapter or two later on with lemons that warrant an M rating. If so, I'll post a warning at the start of the chapter.
"Did I ever tell you how I came to marry your grandpa?" Grandma Alice asked me as I set a cup of tea on the little table before her. I sat down in the other comfy old chair in her bay window, where she liked to sit and have her tea while she visited with company or just watched the birds flit around her little garden. She had told me about meeting Grandpa Cam of course, many times. But Grandpa had just died a little over a month ago, and she missed him a lot.
So picking up my tea cup, I replied, "Well, you've told me about how you met, but I'd love to hear about it again, if you wouldn't mind."
Grandma smiled at me, her eyes twinkling mischievously. She knew I was humoring her; Grandma was no fool. "Ah, but did I tell you that I almost didn't marry Grandpa?"
I looked up at her in surprise, the cup frozen halfway to my lips. "What?" I exclaimed. I was a little shocked—she and Grandpa were so devoted to each other, I couldn't imagine them not married. "What happened?" I asked eagerly, my interest finally piqued.
Grandma settled back in her chair, the smile on her lips crinkling her eyes as she prepared to begin her story. "Well, this is how the story went…."
Disclaimer: Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns, and most locations and characters in this story belong to Natsume Inc. and MarvelousAQL Inc. The story's plot and some characters & locations are my own invention.
Photo Attribution: The cover image is titled "Roses & Violin - Still Life 3" and is by Ana Liza, aka livingthroughthelens. It may be viewed on the Flickr website, photo ID 407218566. It is available for public use under the terms of the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. I have not altered the image in any way, other than any resizing that may have occurred as part of the process of uploading it onto this site.