Love, Actually

From Carrie…

I got my first Skylark accidental "I love you" yesterday. We've all done it . . . closed a conversation with the awkward and autopilot affection, face palmed, and pretended it was possible for the person on the other line not to hear properly.

This was not a regular customer; it was someone completely new, someone discovering the joys of local business and customer service. I participated in the obligatory feigning of ignorance and hung up the phone before chuckling.

But then it hit me. I wanted to say "I love you too." 

In our current isolated and physically distant coronavirus world, human interaction is valuable. I had just spent five minutes on the phone with a stranger. We joked, bonded, found the perfect book, and filled a gap that only literature could fill. This is love folks . . . and I am holding onto every little nugget that I am fortunate enough to experience.

So yes, strangers. Yes, friends. I love you too.