introvert

“You have another quality that no one knows about”, he said with a triumphant smile. She hadn’t ever heard him speak of any quality she had, let alone a secret one. She was curious now, and so were the others gathered around the small table.

He leaned in, but just kept smiling as if he wasn’t ever going to tell. “Well, I’m curious now.” she said and laughed. Fred, who was sat in the middle of them had an amused expression as his eyes moved between the two. “Do you want to know what it is?” he teased. Everyone was suddenly in on the conversation, all ears. “You have a great voice. It’s one of those voices that make you feel safe and warm, and you could just listen to it forever.”

She laughed. “That was the last thing I expected you to say.” She shook her head and raised her glass in a toast. He leaned across Fred. “It’s just one of those things where you want to curl up in your lap and listen to you tell stories all night.” he said.

“Well, I do know Brown Bear by heart, so I’ll recite it to you whenever you’d like.” she said, smiling. Good compliments are hard to come by.