It was the end of June, maybe the beginning of July.
I ran into Dad, Sterling, and Nicole at the local Goodwill. They were inside when I saw them, standing next to their shopping cart. I went down the line, giving hugs, Nicole last.
Near the end of our visit, Dad asked me to tell Nicole how good she looked. I said I would, smiling because I knew she looked good. She looked nice as she walked up next to Dad.
As I hugged her goodbye, I said, “You look really good, Nicole. It was so good seeing you.”
Dad smiled and rubbed her shoulder as they walked away. I heard her say as they turned the corner, “She said I look really good.” And I could hear Dad say, “I know, Sweetie.”
I could hear the smiles in their voices, the gentle reassurance. It touched me in a way that now breaks my heart.
Seeing her as happy as she was in that moment is a memory I will never shake. Seeing her as happy as she was with my dad showed me their love was anything but ephemeral.
It was beautiful, and so was she.
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