I touch my mouth the same way I did last night, wishing I could still feel him. I’ve never experienced anything as powerful as the moment his lips met mine. It was as though the entire world fell away. A bomb could’ve gone off in the next room, and I’m not certain I would’ve noticed. It was perfect, and I’m so grateful I’ll have that moment to look back on when things get hard again because they will. For people like me, it’ll always be hard.

