Page 41 of Unclench Me Softly

did he touch you

did you touch him

did your towel fall off “accidentally”

ME:

no one touched anything

except my soul

my soul was gripped

CALLIE:

i’m putting that on a mug

“my soul was gripped in a steam dome”

bliss calloway, founder, spiritual menace, cult classic

ME:

miles confessed to pausing

jax admitted to tension that wasn’t just horny

asher’s eyes got moist again

seb said five syllables and they were all too much

and jonah.

jonah unclenched his need to know people before they show him who they are

i am not okay

CALLIE:

oh. no

oh no no no

that is a man who is here to break you open and whisper affirmations while he does it

ME:

he hasn’t even flirted with me

he just exists

quietly

intentionally

with glistening shoulders and emotional restraint

it’s like being spiritually edged by an NPR host

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