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I’ll be here. Besides, sweetheart,
anticipation is half the fun.
I could only hope the other half
might one day be as wonderful.
With Chase, it seemed possible.
Meanwhile, I’d better go before
your parents get back. Want to
go outside for a smoke?
Soft drifts of nicotine filled my
lungs, soothing one hunger.
Chase held me close.
Funny thing, Kristina. Before you,
I believed love was making love.
Waiting only makes me
love you more.
Powerful Words
Strong
enough to latch on
to me, bear the weight and
lift
me, induce buoyancy,
float me in a brilliant, blue sky
above
the reach of personal demons.
So peaceful, in the canopy, beyond
distress
and self-incrimination. I wanted
to stay there forever.
Impossible
of course. Chase drove away
