Whisper

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I put the last of our shopping in the car and finally shut the hatch back. The Rav4 was filled to capacity. I could not get another ...

anything in there.

I opened the driver's door and plopped in the seat. Whisper was sitting in the passenger's seat, playing wit the scarf around her neck.

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"So, little lady. Did you enjoy yourself?" I asked, as I did up my seatbelt.

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"So much Daddy. It was wonderful. I never knew such things existed." She held out her scarf.

"Look at me. I feel so beautiful."

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I had to smile.

"You are beautiful."

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"I just love my new clothes, Daddy. How did you do that?"

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I shook my head, really not knowing what I had done.

"I guess I just have to wish you more new clothes, and they appear."

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"I don't know how you did this, Daddy, but this is great. Thank you so much. I love you."

She reached across and kissed my cheek.

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My heart was just pounding. It felt so good to be loved.

"I love you too, Whisper."

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Whisper giggled and glowed a little brighter.

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"Are you blushing?" I asked her.

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She folded her arms and stared straight ahead.

"No."

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"I think you are."

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She turned to me.

"Then you are mistaken, Daddy. I am just ..."

She looked around, as if searching for the proper words.

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I started the vehicle.

"You were blushing," I snapped.

"Admit it."

I put the car in reverse and started out of the parking lot.

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"Maybe," she huffed.

"But ... maybe not."

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As we started off the parking lot, something came to me.

"I want to show you something."

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I drove, through the city and up to a spot, called Crow Hill. It was a lookout that showed the whole city and the Bay of Islands which stretched 25 miles to the west and to the east where it merged with the Humber River.

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Whisper jumped out of the car.

"Its amazing, Daddy. Look at all the water. Look at how big everything is."

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"That is the Bay of Islands," I explained to her.

"It goes almost 25 miles that way and if you look over there, it is a part of a river that goes for a lot of miles to the east."