When We Met
Chapter 52
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When we met…
The next day, we fell back into our easy companionship.
And it continued for several days after that.
Yet you didn't push anything, I knew you were afraid to.
But you made me laugh, you went out of your way to do that.
And we got to know each other better, learning our likes and dislikes, our wants and our pasts.
But something was becoming apparent to me, my desire for you was blooming in a way I had never experienced. Like that flower in the sun with just the right amount of heat, water and nitrogen.
Yet you seemed tentative, like you were afraid of going too fast. Finally I told you, that you needed to know that it wasn't your fault—my breakdown.
If anything, maybe I'd needed a push in that direction. Maybe I needed to break and be put back together. Maybe you were my wind.
Holding me on the beach had started to do that.
When I said those words, we'd been strolling through an orchard and you stopped and pulled me in. You kissed me tenderly and then pulled me into a hug so tight I was breathless.
You knew then and from there on. You knew what I needed…
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