freed heart

i called and left a message on my stepfather’s cell phone not too long ago simply saying I loved him. He called me back, slightly confused, as i have never called him directly on his personal cell phone, let alone to tell him i loved him. but it was what is was: i really did just call to say i loved him. i thought about how silly i was being (in my ‘growing up’ post) and thought it best to get over myself and just to put my heart out there where it belonged. then we proceded to have a nice conversation about his day, what he’d been up to, stupid stuff. it was great. i later learned he told my mother how much it meant to him that i called. it made my day.