“No, don’t do that. That’s exactly where you should be. Where you belong. I wanted you to be there when I came back. I swear to God I didn’t want you to leave.” He bent his head down and I came halfway to meet him. His lips sent fireworks through my system. I didn’t realize how starved I was. I wanted to regain control of myself. The thoughts warred in my head until I was finally able to wrestle my consciousness back and use the only defense I thought may work.
