Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author of this story. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any previously copyrighted material. No copyright infringement is intended.
Dear Rosie;
You know what happened that day, I was in the woods hunting (which guns which just seems stupid now) and somehow my ass got mauled. It's true I was young, I was an idiot, and you probably think I still am sometimes. It's murky, but I remember not being scared at all. I was in the woods where I've always loved. I was surrounded by nature, by full, tall trees, and I felt perfectly at home. I was afraid at all. You say because I'm strong, but baby this time I'm call you out and say what I'm not supposed to. You're wrong.
Don't hit me.
I think maybe, that I wasn't afraid because somewhere down in my chest or my bones that I knew you were there. That bear came at me, I barely remember the pain at all when you compare it to changing, but I remember it's claws in the neck, in my shoulder. I remember blood. A lot of blood. And then I remember you.
Whips of blonde hair, this angelic face that will never leave my memory as long as I live. I thought I was dead, and that you might have been an angel sent to take me to heaven. Now I know heaven is here, and I was right.
I know sometimes I'm a baboon, and I make you mad. I know you've been through some real shit in your life and there are deep scars under all that perfection. But all the pain, physical or mental, is worth what was waiting for us. Don't you think?
So baby sometimes I'll act real dumb, I'll say some real dumb shit, or do something you wanna rip my head off for. But you are so much smarter than me, sometimes it's gonna take me some time to catch up that pretty head of yours. So, I guess if this is going somewhere, it's to say this.
Will you wait for me?
Cause I love you beyond sense or reason or health. All the stuff we went through before is gone. It's so much better now, you and me. No matter where we are, as long as it's you and me, it's worth it.
-Em