APPLE
She watched him toss the apple in the air. Toss it in the air! She didn't think her husband, she delighted in referring to him in that way, had ever been so lighthearted and boyish. He was fully smiling, revealing the slightly crooked tooth she found so adorable but hardly ever saw, even after all this time. She couldn't help but notice the enticing lock of hair falling across his forehead. She so longed to brush it back in place just to touch him. Maybe it was that they were finally allowed to be happy that had John looking so young, maybe it was the free time they had this afternoon, but more likely it was that they were in Scotland where he had spent so many carefree hours as a boy. Whatever, she was going to enjoy it. He bit into the apple and a shiver went down her spine and she watched the juice trickle over his chin.