My Little Lover

I was talking to my brother.
'He is looking at you,' my brother said.
'Who?' I asked, as I turned my head to see who my brother is talking about.

There he was, sitting across the table, gazing at me.
My eyes met his.
I smiled and then he looked away.

I continued with the conversation with my brother who, after a few seconds, said, 'he is looking at you again.'
So again, I turned around and looked at him.
This time I winked at him.
He turned his head away and smiled so beautifully, which made me smile too.

There is something special about boys and guys who play coy, or just being naturally shy.
It's just really cute.

Didn't want to be too distracted, I continued talking to my brother.
But something interrupted and distracted me--I felt a slight touch, or more accurately a poke, on my waist.
I was slightly shocked when I saw that it was him who was standing behind me.

'Hi,' he said softly.
'Hi,' I replied.
He was so shy that he was looking at the floor most of the time while clenching his fists and playing with his fingers.
'Don't be shy,' I tried to encourage him.

To break the ice, I asked him the first question--his name.
He spoke so softly that I could hardly catch it.
Then he asked me for my name and I answered.

I love it when he smiles so shyly whenever I say something to him, so incredibly cute.

I asked him the next question: 'How old are you?'
He kept his head down and raised his fingers, '2.'
Yes, my little lover is a 2-year old boy.

He looked up and said, 'but I'm gonna be 3 years old soon!'

After the meal, when we were all about to leave.
This shy little boy came to me again to say goodbye.
Then when we were actually leaving the restaurant, he didn't want to leave.
His aunt tried to hold him and he refused.

His mum said to him, 'do you want to give her a goodbye kiss?'
He nodded.
He was reaching out his arms, wanting me to hold him.
I did.
And he gave me the sweetest goodbye kiss,
while his mum was standing next me, shaking her head, 'he loves you.'

'Girls love him too, I'm sure,' I said.

Oh my little lover, he is such a sweetheart.
:)

Love,
N