Riley’s body knows mine. She turns onto her side and wraps her arms around me, hugging me close to her chest. I feel her nose nuzzle into my hair and hear her breathe me into her lungs, and suddenly, I’m more at home in my own flesh than I’ve been in years. Before this, I couldn’t fathom finding comfort in another human’s arms. Before her, I wouldn’t believe you if you’d told me I’d someday be another maniac’s muse.
