Breath-of-Ice
Ice:Hello! It's
been awhile huh? Well wait no more for I come baring a new one-shot!
confetti falls from sky
Because it is Thanksgiving I have come
back with a Thanksgiving themed story. Please enjoy and review if you
get the chance. Thanks.
Fire: Ugh…I hate confetti…
Earth: The confetti! IT BURNS!
Ice: …
Thankful
Matt inhaled the deep and rich smells cascading through his parent's house in Glen Oak California. He untangled himself from his wife, Sarah, and got dressed. He kissed the top of her head and went down the stairs.
Upon reaching the landing Matt saw his mother, Annie, standing over the stove stirring a pot. She glanced up at him and said, "Good Morning Matt. Sleep well?" He nodded and came to stand over by her. He peeked into the pot and saw that she was making gravy.
"I love Thanksgiving!" His mother said, "All of the good food and family. Hmmm…"
"Yeah, I know what you mean. It's so nice to be home though. It gets kinda lonely sometimes with just Sarah and me." Matt responded.
"That's why you guys should have children. Less lonely for sure."
"Mom, you know that Sarah and I need to finish school first before we think about having children." Matt said, slightly flustered. They stood in silence for a few moments.
Matt's father, Eric, came walking into the room, mumbled a 'good morning' to Matt and kissed Annie's cheek. His head perked up. "Is something burning?" He asked.
Annie's eyes flew to the oven and she saw, much to her surprise, that the oven was omitting a thin, black smoke. "My PIE!" She cried.
Matt smiled at his parents as they tried to salvage the ruined pie. Walking into the living room and sitting on the couch, Matt had the strangest sense of déjà vu about the burning pie. Like it had happened to him and Sarah somewhere…
FLASHBACK
It was Matt and Sarah's first November and Thanksgiving together. They had decided to stay home that year and enjoy each other's company instead of trekking all the way to California. There would be plenty more Thanksgivings for them to go to with their families and besides you only have one first Thanksgiving. (AN: Duh!) Matt had suggested ordering food or going out to eat but Sarah said that she was perfectly capable of cooking a meal thank-you-very-much and there was no more talk of it.
That had to have been the worst Thanksgiving food wise ever for either of them. The turkey was dry, the gravy was too lumpy, the skin was still on the potatoes, the sour cranberries were full of seeds and the pie was burnt to a crisp. But Matt didn't complain. He just ate what was put in front of him. He was thankful that Sarah had spent all this time to cook just for him.
The food may have been bad but it's the thought that counts right?
END FLASHBACK
"-att…Matt…MATT!" Sarah called bringing Matt back from his daydream. She sat on the arm of the sofa. Matt reached up and stroked her hair. "What had you so engrossed?" Sarah asked.
"Do you remember our first Thanksgiving?"
"Oh…don't remind me…please…"
The entire family was gathered around the table. Eric and Annie had the head places at the end of the table, Lucy, Kevin, Savannah, Simon and Rose took up one side of the table and Matt, Sarah, Ruthie, Sam and David the other. As was customary of the Camden family they went around saying what they were thankful for. All in all it was fairly generic, "for my family and this food that God gave us," kind of thing, althrough Kevin's heartfelt thanks for Lucy and Savannah was a nice change of pace.
After grace was said the group started to eat their scrumptious food. Everything was perfect, the turkey was moist and juicy and even the half-burnt pie was still good. Afterwards everyone went spread throughout the house to chat and catch-up. Sarah was going to go off to talk with Lucy when Matt's hand wrapped around her wrist to stop her. She turned expectantly and Matt led her outside into the slightly cold November air.
They sat down on the porch swing for little bit, content to be just together. Finally Matt spoke.
"Sarah, I want to tell you something that I didn't tell you at the table tonight. This is what I'm really thankful for." Matt looked straight into her eyes and began,
"Sarah, then one and only thing I'm thankful for this year is…you. After all of what happened this year I was worried that we might not be together this year…that you might have left me permanently this time. I need you. I want you here…with me. Our families are great, but…I would rather spend a million Thanksgivings with dry turkey and burnt pies with you than with my family."
Sarah was speechless for a few moments. She gathered her thoughts and said, "Matt…the only thing that I'm thankful for this year is you. I too was worried about what would become of us. For a little while I thought that maybe we weren't meant to be or that we had rushed into our marriage, but…after everything we've been through…I know that we are meant to be. I love you. I need you, without you…I just don't know…"
Sarah grabbed Matt's hand and intertwined his fingers with her own. Matt leaned in and kissed Sarah's soft lips. When the kiss was broken, their foreheads still touching, they smiled at each other.
Fin
Ice: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And remember! I'm thankful to each and everyone of you for reading this humble little story. Thanks guys!