“I was doing some thinking. The night after you left my place.” He sighs. “I stayed up all night thinking, if I’m being honest…” “Dangerous,” I tease, nuzzling into him. “Maybe, as scary as it is, time running out is a gift.” He drags a lazy hand down my back. “If we were infinite beings, I wouldn’t worry about holding you like this every second I could. I’d know I’d get to do it again. The love I have for you is urgent. It’s a needy thing. Maybe it wouldn’t be if we had eternity. I’d get lazy with it.” I groan, furious with myself. “Fuck you,” I whisper, tears breaking free. “Let me have
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