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I hadn’t been lying when I told her yesterday that I was going to dread having to go back to work. I loved my hometown and the work I did for a living, so I thought it said a lot about the way things were changing for me when it came to how I felt about Daisy.
Before another thought could filter through my mind, my phone chimed from the bedside table. I reached out for it, secretly hoping I’d find a message from the woman I couldn’t seem to get off my mind.
It must have been my lucky day, because there it was. A text from her.
Daisy
Are you awake?
There were just three words forming one of the simplest questions to answer, but I didn’t want to give her the easy, single-word response. With my lips twitching, I tapped out a response.
Forrest
Did you know that’s one of the few questions nobody can answer ‘no’ to?
Daisy
I hadn’t really considered that, but I guess you’re right. It’s kind of like having to answer ‘yes’ if someone asks if you’re alive.
This was a ridiculous conversation, but I loved it all the same.
Forrest
Exactly! So, now that you’ve confirmed I’m awake, did you have something you wanted to tell me?
Daisy
More like something I wanted to ask you. I was just wondering how you slept.
Her inquiry had me feeling more of the same as I’d felt all morning. Though I couldn’t say I wouldn’t have preferred to hear her ask me that question in person while she was beside me in bed, I still appreciated the sentiment behind it through text message.
Forrest
I did okay. What about you?
Daisy
Can I be honest?
Forrest
That’s another question you will never get a ‘no’ for when you ask me.
Daisy’s next text took a bit longer to come through, and I had a feeling I already knew why. Perhaps the question Daisy had asked me about how I slept was just a formality. Was it possible she’d had another dream about the two of us?
Daisy
I don’t know what on earth I thought about all the time before I met you.
Okay. So, it wasn’t exactly an admission that she’d had any dreams yet, but I was still hopeful.
Since the text itself wasn’t very long, I quickly realized Daisy had been slightly unsure about whether she should share what she did. I was glad she’d decided to be herself and let it all hang out. And because I didn’t want her to feel any regret about what she’d shared, I wanted to be honest with her.
Forrest
Probably the same thing I used to think about before I met you.
Daisy
