Nyo!NedRo. Written for APHrarepairweek2017, day 7; four seasons.
One year can teach many things.
It had taught Anca how to say 'I love you', and to learn how to get along with Lotte's two inexplicably cheerful siblings; soon to be part of her new family, as the ring on her finger-promising a beautiful wedding, just a few months away-reminds her, although she feels like they already are her family. It had taught her to let go of the past, and her own secret insecurities, enough to know that she had found the love of her life.
One year was all it took for Anca to fall in love with Lotte. Four seasons, filled with too many memories to count, although she cherished them all fully; from spring flowers to decorate Lotte's flowing hair and a picture to remember the occasion, to the heat of summer and the scent of sunscreen and a warm, lingering kiss; to the chill of fall and a shared bed, cozy with blankets. All the way to winter and soft kisses in the candlelight.
The first tidings of spring had given Anca the realization that she liked Lotte, desperately wanted her. The heat of summer, to finally work up enough courage to kiss her. The creeping fall allowed her to realize that they could share a bed together, and that no one could stop them. And to the dead of winter, now, to realize that she loved her, irrevocably.
It had taken her one long, amazing year to fall hopelessly in love with the woman who had captivated her heart, from the beginning.
But as she memorizes Lotte's face in the soft, glowing light; from the graceful curve of her jaw, to the loose strands of blonde hair that lay across her forehead, still basking in the memory of their lovemaking... Anca knows.
It was worth the wait.