Gemotions

The numbers swam before her eyes, a secret language she was just learning to decipher. It was a bank statement, found while helping her husband, Ben, sort through his paperwork. He’d always been a planner, but this was…significant.

A wave of intense, almost dizzying, affection washed over her. She imagined him, toiling away, saving for… them. For their future. For her. The very thought warmed her from the inside out.

She ran her fingers across the paper, savoring the moment. A giggle bubbled up, unbidden, and she had to cover her mouth to contain it. The world suddenly seemed full of secret possibilities. She couldn’t wait to see his face.