Stretched out upon the sofa, her head resting securely in my lap, she sleeps peacefully. Necessitating the dim candlelight, the blackout has actually resulted in a romantic setting, the gentle flickering of the candles seeming to cause her face to glow with the innocence of a newborn child.
She sleeps, yet a soft smile gently tugs at the corners of her dainty little mouth. I am certain that she can feel my fingers gently toying with her thick red strands, or feel my opposite hand gently caressing her pale warm cheek. Yet does she present that Mona Lisa smile because of my loving actions, or because of something in her mind? Does she dream, and if so, does she dream of me, of us?
My eyes focus on her eyelashes. Long and thick and painted in darkest black, they flicker slightly in her sleep, tempting me, beckoning me, demanding my attention. When we had first met while waiting for a computer programming class to begin, it was those very same eyelashes which had caught my attention, even moreso than her thick red hair.
Her lips part slightly, the movement attracting my eyes. The red paint almost exactly matches her lengthy hair. Applied heavily, she still bears some lipstick upon those very lips, despite having covered my face and neck with the imprint of those lips earlier, when she had been in a very playful mood, just prior to the electricity suddenly cutting out.