In a New York Minute

by Felice Stevens

he was reminded of a quote from Lewis Carroll: “In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” Here goes nothing…or the beginning of something.

“I’ve spent so much time standing by the shoreline, waiting at the edge, thinking that if I ever took that step, I’d drown.” He smoothed his thumb over the warm, bristly skin. “Instead, I swam with my eyes wide open and discovered the deepest water was where I’d find my heart hiding. Waiting to be rescued. So yes, I have moved on. From the first time we met, you became an integral part of me.”