First time posting here. Sorry if there’s any grammatical/general mistakes. I hope it’s decent!
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Elliot Hampton was about to take a sip of his French press coffee when there were three rap knocks on the door. He recognised them, smiled slightly and opened the door to meet his beaming daughter, Vanessa. It had been 3 years since she moved for college.
“Hi Dad!” She dropped her duffel bags and ran into him for a tight hug.
Elliot wrapped his tree trunk-like arms around her with reciprocation. He could smell the familiar coconut scent from her brunette hair. Vanessa Hampton was 4’11 with an athletic build. Her skin had a light tan from her long-term lacrosse training.
“Hi sweetie. Hope the flight wasn’t too bad.”
“Oh, I’d rather take the 9 hours of transit than deal with Mom and the new boyfriend.” Vanessa rolled her eyes. Elliot couldn’t help but shrug. He and his ex-wife separated two years ago and she supposedly moved on pretty fast. Guess there was confirmation now.
He moved forward to pick up the duffel bags and turned to see a full view of Vanessa bent over in her olive green Lululemon tights, tying her shoelaces. Read more »