Sacha called to talk. With each of his words, I wanted to jump through the phone and pinch his cheeks. Somehow to get back to the days where he was a little boy and I could hug him for hours without him minding a bit.
Listening to him made the soft spot that I have and hide ache…
I asked him if he thought I could be his Mom again, "You know the one who tells you that your shirt doesn't match your pants, or that you need to sit straight, or to clean your room, or that you better stay home to do your homework. In short, after four months away do you think it will feel strange of me telling you every now and then what to do or how to be?"
He reassured me by saying, "Mom, I think as soon as we see one another we will take off right where we left off and it will be very good."
… with that, I felt a million hugs all at once.
Later in the day, Chelsea called. We talked and talked as only "girls" can do. I asked her how her "friend-who-is-a-boy" was doing and she said without skipping a beat, "Oh the-friend-who-is-a-boy is now my boyfriend."
Though being the kind of mother that I am I didn't skip a beat either and asked, "Have you kissed?"
Chelsea chuckled, "Mommy!" But before she could answer and before I could ask the next question she said,
"… it was worth the wait."
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Ah, Life the unpredictable, unending path that leads us! Thanks for giving me a spark of sweet joy today.
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