Hold Me While You Wait

by Kimberly Brown

“I want to know you. Everything from your favorite color to what makes your mind wander at night. I wanna know what makes you happy, what makes you sad. I want to know what you need that you haven’t gotten from anybody else.”

If I wanted it and it was within my grasp, it was mine. Somya was going to be mine, ex-husband be damned.

“A bookstore!” I exclaimed. “A twenty-four-hour bookstore. You said you loved to read. I thought I’d add to your collection. Maybe I’ll get a book or two for myself and we can read it together.”

A love language ♥️

I treated women how I wanted these little nappy headed boys to treat my baby girl.

Time with a woman was an investment. You invested in doing things she liked to do. You invested in getting to know her, her personality, and her love language. All that shit.

I could honestly say that I was enjoying my night. For the first time, it felt different from when it was just me and Deanna. It felt like we were complete.

This family date night was so wholesome!

I wasn’t looking for this man when he stumbled into my life. But now that I had him, I didn’t see either of us letting up.

“I feel whole with you, Somya,” he said softly. “You are peace to this spotted man’s heart. I love you.” I gasped. “You… You love me?” “I love you.”

I loved this woman. Anything that I could do to put a smile on her face or repair some of the heartbreak life had thrown at her, I would.