The Way We Are

Ellen and Jack had such a glamourous lifestyle I couldn't help compare our lives with theirs...

    I clutched Paul’s hand tight as the plane banked and turned to land.
    “You’re not scared, are you?”   Paul asked with a cheeky grin.
    “No,” I told him.   “Just excited.”
    It was our first visit to Austria and I could hardly take in the quiet beauty of it all.   Paul and I had been married for two years, and this was our first holiday.   We’d sacrificed last year’s holiday to decorate our house and buy new furniture.
    “Oh, darling, this was really worth waiting for,” I said, squeezing Paul’s hand.
    He turned and kissed me lightly.
    “Good,” he said.   “I think so, too.”

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