Chapter 5: Eyes
Yeah, that's what he thought she said. His gaze zeroed in on the young woman trying to find something of himself in her. She was lean like him but that could be a testament to an active life rather than genetics. She was much shorter than him so that was a no go. Her hair was darker, her skin paler, and her features more fine than his own, but those eyes. As he focused on those old jaded eyes a spark of recognition flared. He had seen that same look in eyes of a similar shade long ago. Back then those eyes had gazed at him with gentle love tempered by sorrow rather than caution and weary curiosity. Those pained blues eyes were the same as his mother's. His breath rushed from him as the realization hit him and his whole world zeroed in on those eyes.