The sun felt good on her face. She closed her jet-lagged eyes and breathed in the spring smells. Flowers, baking bread.
“Må jeg bringe dig noget at drikke?”
She looked up to see the waiter, his crisp white shirt and black vest. The sun gave his blue eyes an otherworldly glow. She reached for her Danish phrasebook. “Vil..de..bringe mig spieskortet?”
He smiled. “It’s okay. I speak English.”
“Oh thank God,” she said. “Danish is impossible. At least for me.”
“I felt the same about English. I was an exchange student.”
“A glass of wine?”
“Of course.”
He was so handsome.
A nice take on the prompt.
A very good post. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing!
Dear Josh,
Is it spring fever? Sweet scene, brimming with romance and a bit of a jab at the unilingual American. ;)
Shalom,
Rochelle
And a romance blossomed perhaps?
Yeah, something’s brewing. Well written.
And love is a universal language :)
Could be the start of something more? She’ll pick Danish up quicker if she talks to a native speaker, after all :)
A lead in to a romance?
I agree that Danish is impossible… really is. :-)
A lovely story. I hope love blossoms. I tried to open the document you sent on Google Docs, but nothing happened. Never actually used Google Docs before so may be user error!
This could be the start of something… a story of new beginnings?
Could be the start of a wonderful romance novel… or even a spy-thriller. Good story. Loved it! <3
sounds like love is in the air.
Ah, nice.
Who could resist when he was handsome? Nice take on the prompt.
Aww, sweet! Nicely done
My FF story, Ma Fantaisie Francais!
The possibilities left open on this one is great. More please ….
Isadora
In Denmark we learnt the word for bread. Turned out to be the word for special offer.
This made me smile :)
Thank goodness I have The Viking for translating because Danish is IMPOSSIBLE! However, their English is very good. :o) Loved the story.
Thanks!
Great take on the prompt, a nice little vignette with a pinch of romance
Cute and such a slice of life!
Nice one. Everybody loves a good Danish.