Brought to you by the word "goo".

I was holding him the other day, watching her play outside with her water/sand table.

She was deftly organising and filling little cups with sand, delighting as she tipped them into the water, squealing when she managed to get herself wet. She would run around with her arms in the air, doing little dances and yelling "Hello!!!" to no one in particular whilst the sunlight caught the tendrils of her hair as they moved in the breeze. I have to remember that colour, I thought to myself. That glint of pure gold with hints of strawberry. I swear, I try and memorize her hair, her long limbs, her mossy green eyes... I try and memorize them every single day so that when I get to the end of my days, those moments will be the sweetness before I leave this planet.

And then he spoke. I hadn't noticed, but he'd been staring up at me, very contentedly, not making a sound. Just scanning my face.

I looked down, and a huge smile spread across his face. His grey-blue elfin eyes with beautifully long lashes... those eyes actually twinkled. No joke. And he said "Goooo", and finished it off with a smirk and a coy tilt of his head. And smiled again.

I was completely taken aback. My heart skipped, as if someone had winked at me, flirted with me. Told me that I was the only beautiful thing in the entire world. I spoke back to him, the same word, same intonation. He smiled again, and waved his arms appreciatively. I kissed his little bald head. I just wanted to devour him, devour this moment.

And then I looked up and saw L watching us.

"Come here and say hello, little miss funnypants", I said. She just smiled and ran off.

I couldn't decide whether to be annoyed and guilty that I was partially ignoring her by trying to have a conversation with him, or be proud that she understood that I needed my time, and that she would give that to me, whilst she played by herself.

Those questions don't have answers. She'll let me know what she needs, and so far, those shouts of delight and wonder as she runs off into the park in front of me, chasing her shadow... those are the only answers I need right now.