I've retrieved the whipping cream and the sour cream, all we need is the sugar---
"Who? Did you?" She's up and off the stool and next to me again. "Who was it?"
Feel my throat close up a little even as I smile and fetch the powdered sugar down from the cabinet. "Doctor Constantine did, sweetling." I manage to say without crying or tripping over the words. "You were having such a rough summer last year, and he wanted to do something nice to make you smile..." And he did. "He hid and waited to see your face when you saw her. He told me how happy you were, and swore me to secrecy." I inform her as I hand her the whisk and start putting the ingredients together in a bowl.
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Date: 2013-07-06 06:34 am (UTC)"Who? Did you?" She's up and off the stool and next to me again. "Who was it?"
Feel my throat close up a little even as I smile and fetch the powdered sugar down from the cabinet. "Doctor Constantine did, sweetling." I manage to say without crying or tripping over the words. "You were having such a rough summer last year, and he wanted to do something nice to make you smile..." And he did. "He hid and waited to see your face when you saw her. He told me how happy you were, and swore me to secrecy." I inform her as I hand her the whisk and start putting the ingredients together in a bowl.