Author’s Note: Written for CABB’s September 25th 2023 Drabble Challenge

The Prompts:

~ Catherine, Sheet Music, the Dining Chamber ~

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She sensed his presence long before he touched her shoulder.

“Found you,” Vincent murmured against her temple.

The lingering of his last word stirred … remembrance.

She covered his hand with hers.

“And what is all this?” he asked.

A battered leather steamer trunk lay open on the dining chamber table, vintage musical scores papering the slab top.

“Mouse found a stack of old suitcases. We’re going through –”

He bent again to her ear, whispering.

She rose from the bench.

“Sheet music,” she echoed. “Is that anything like pillow talk?”

His riveted gaze was beguiling.

“That will come, Catherine … but after.”