Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 208

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #14: Gold Leaf

“Shot down once again,” he chuckled, striding beside her, now fully dressed.

She grinned but made no comment.

Gazing around them, she beheld the wonders of nature. “It’s beautiful.”

“Yes, very beautiful.”

The emotion in his voice had her turning to look up at him. He was regarding her with a strangely soft expression. She didn’t understand it. Was he teasing her again as always? Surely that was it.

He reached for her, his hand gently touching her head. But his hand did not linger. Between his fingers, he held a leaf that had obviously flown in her hair, unknowingly.