Smile ....

A slow fading wave slipped through the air he was breathing. It was a sign of freshness that he had long waited for all his life. The feeling of belonging was nearing and he could see it. Tempted, but holding away he could neither smile nor express himself in anyway. Speechless on one hand but desiring to say all he could on the other, she was mesmerizing him. Unique, he thought to himself, for she not only had the sweetest smile he had ever seen but the most intriguing and mysterious gaze. He could paint her portrait, right there and then if only he had a stencil brush and a canvas. She tilted her head to the right to allow for a view of her face from a side where he could secretly admire the beautiful ear rings she was wearing. Sparkling diamonds were put to shame on her pretty face. She turned back and rolled her rings, and he wondered whether she was just bored or in plain misery for she was having dinner with him. He sat back and took the chance to admire her again, knowing that a few more minutes of silence and she might just get up and walk away......