XXX Happy Valentine’s Day Darrell XXX

After all the excitement, trauma and angst over the past few weeks, Darrell’s reply from Stacey Solomon finally arrived,  the timing couldn’t have been more perfect …..

.….. and  I knew that Darrell needed to be on his own when he opened it, so I kept out of the way, until I heard him call me.

 

His first instinct was to just rip it open,  but he also wanted to savour the anticipation …. and the tingle of excitement …. of not knowing what he would find inside.

Stacey had sent the bag he had made her back, signed  “To Darrell, Thank you for all your love and support.  All my love, Stacey xxx”

Two huge tears welled up in Darrell’s eyes and trickled down his nose.

Stacey’s dad had taken her picture holding Darrell’s bag and then used some transfer paper, just like Darrell had, to put it on the bag.

They have gone to so much trouble “ sighed Darrell “Just for me.” It was a very emotional moment.

….. Darrell sat for half an hour or so, alone on his bed, lost in his thoughts, occasionally sighing “Just for me…. just for me…… just for me …….”

When he was composed, I went up and we looked at his bag together.

“She is even prettier in a real photograph, taken by her Dad, than she is on the tele and I didn’t think that would ever be possible. “ he said “ And she has lovely nail varnish on”

I don’t think the daft puppy dog smile will ever leave Darrell’s face ……. what a day BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT day.

“Thank you Stacey” and “Thank you Stacey’s Dad”, for making one little monkey, VERY, VERY HAPPY xxxxxxxxxx