Got To Be Good-looking ('cause he's so hard to see)

~49~

Clare

Leading John by the hand towards the blanket and the girls I felt at ease, his fingers rest easily in mine like they are meant to be there.

"Holding hands ooooh" Linda smiled and Stella 'ooohed' imitating Linda, making me smile giddly back and sit on the rug  The little girl had my heart just as surely as John did.

"Linda, you are a bad, bad girl" I watched her looking at our fingers still intertwined "but I may have to forgive you this time"

Paul shot over from the fire and sat beside John, leaning back trying to find the moon.

"How did you two come up with this plan of yours?" John let Mary sit on his lap and she fed him marshmallows.

"Don't look at me, I'm in the dark here" Paul spoke in defense quickly. "I only knew the past few days, not weeks like Lin"

"Are you two good?" Linda countered. I looked at John and I got a squeeze, my hand warmer with his in it.

"Yes" I said softly, glancing at the flames then met Linda's dancing eyes, my face tilted to view John "I will still have to have a long talk with you but yes, I'm good"

"John?" Paul nudged his mate, they seemed so buddied up it was fabulous "not a problem?"

"No, if we had known it would have been awkward .... awkwarderrrr" John ate a little more marshmallow that Mary fed him then smiled "Just have to meet her in the daylight now"