spark

i took the kids to the splash pad today for a last hurrah of the summer. i report back to school on monday and tank and pixie will both be starting the following week. We splashed and frolicked and stayed cool on yet another texas summer day. it was a perfect way to spend the last day.

i met a woman.

i noticed her immediately. what's more, i noticed her noticing me. the kids and i played for a bit and my eyes kept being drawn back to this woman. i caught her watching me several times. like high school kids at a dance, we circled and traded shy smiles for a while, but eventually the play paths of her children and mine brought us together. and we talked for quite a while, lamenting the end of summer and the number of unattended children making it difficult for our kids to enjoy the water without being shoved or run into by flailing arms.

fast forward a few hours and it's time to go. we're all sunburned and hungry and beyond tired. and i didn't get her number or her last name. i don't know why. i thought about asking her out, of asking for her number in the off chance she wasn't attached, but i ended up not doing either. i guess i'm not quite ready for that just yet. but i'll tell you. the rush was something i was afraid was gone forever. it felt good to be desired, if only for a little while. that's been something missing from my life for entirely too long.

 

ghost