“You promise you won’t try to run away?” “I promise,” I whisper, stepping into his chest. His arms fold around me, and I sigh, listening to the powerful thud of his heart. Truthfully, I don’t even know if I want to leave anymore. I was drowning before, going through the motions in hopes that I would eventually find some meaning in my life. Now that I’m here, in his arms, I’m starting to think this is what I was missing all along. Who I was missing.
