Shimmer giggled as she ruffled Savannah’s hair and leaned forward to give her a quick kiss on the forehead, but was instead me with the blue raspberry and a cold feeling on her nose. She wrinkled it in sneezing softly as she gave a flat look at Joseph. “Way to ruin the moment Joe.”
“Ah – don’ jus’ sneeze on it! Now sh’ can’t even have it!” The old man grumbled and pulled himself back up, grunting as he felt the pain in his back, stepping out of the room. “Gotta go wash it off…”
“… Thank you for being here for me, mommy,” Savanna said quietly, pulling Shimmer into another hug and not even recognizing what she said.
Shimmer’s eyes widened as she processed Savannah’s words. Mommy… She had never really thought about herself like towards her, but hearing the girl say it like she did…
She sniffled softly as tears began to fall, wrapping her arms around the girl, wanting to pour as much love as she felt she could into her embrace. “And I always will be here, sweetie…”
Now close enough to do it, she placed a gentle kiss on the top of Savannah’s head and held onto her even tighter.