I could tell that something was off about Violet. I was starting to feel really bad because Violet was treating this like it would be our last time together.
Pain stabbed through my heart at the thought. Violet suddenly began to cry again, but she was still smiling through her tears.
I could not take it anymore. I picked her up and sat her up in my lap. I asked, "Violet, tell me what's going on. If something is really up, I want to face it together with you."
Violet only had a slight smile on her face, so beautiful and bright that it had a way of deeply captivating me. She suddenly straddled me with her legs. "I just want to get a good look at you and love you right now. Let's put aside the future for now. Just give me today, alright? Just you and me."
I did not force her to go on. I c
