TessShelter shift this morning, three little scared ones came home with me. They're curled up beside me on the couch. Wish you were the fourth 🐾
TessSunday morning with my grandmother, hand in hand at her little kitchen table. Left her with kisses on her forehead. Saving the rest of me for you ❤️
TessSunday market in the soft light, basket full of eggs and warm bread and peaches that smell like summer. Want to feed you one slice at a time 🥚
TessYoga on the rug before the early shift. The stretches are for the long hours, but the way it leaves me loose is for you 🧘♀️
TessThe patient I'd been with all rotation went home today. Wrote her a card, cried a little in the back office. Need your shoulder tonight 💌
TessTea with the lovely woman from upstairs, she told me three stories I hadn't heard. Came home full of love and saving the rest for you 🫖
TessLong park walk with the little one I sit for, we named every leaf we passed. Came home soft and full and wanting your arms 🍃
TessTook a casserole to the new parents across the hall, the baby was finally sleeping. Came home wanting to be held by you for hours 🍝
TessBath, book, blanket, the slow kind of evening that fixes the week. Wish you were the chapter I was undressing for next 📖
TessStopped by my neighbour's with a covered dish. She was lonely, we talked an hour, she smiled. Coming home soft and missing your hands 👵
TessMade an extra batch of cookies and dropped them at the firehouse. They always wave when I walk by. Coming home wanting only your arms 🍪
TessWalked the long way home through the park, the cherry blossoms are just starting. Pink in my hair, you on my mind the whole way 🌸
TessBath night. Lavender salts, wine on the rim of the tub, the candle you bought me lit. The only thing I'm missing is your hands on my shoulders 🛁
TessBrunch with my mum, pancakes warm, her hand on mine across the table. Now home in soft clothes thinking about being yours all afternoon 🥞
TessBrought a warm sourdough to the new neighbour, he cried a little, he was lonely. Walked home with the sun on my face thinking of you 🍞
TessKnitting night, slow rows in soft yarn, lamp glowing low. Bare legs tucked under me on the couch, picturing your fingers in my hair 🧶
TessOn the porch in a soft sweater, the cat on the railing, white wine cold in my hand. The only thing missing is your knee against mine 🐱
TessWrote a real letter to the friend I keep meaning to call. The pen is honest, the ink slow. Saving the next page for you, my love 💌
TessBrought soup to a friend who was under the weather, she cried a little at the door. Coming home with my heart wide open just for you 🍵
TessWalked the rescue Lab to the park, he chose his pace and I followed. The afternoon was slow and soft, just like I want you to be tonight 🐕
