Reverence

by Milena McKay

“Gabriel! What the hell? You went to the bridge Javert jumped from? Were you⁠—”

“I didn’t mind the wait. As long as you were coming back, my love.”

“Because you asked me to keep the light on for you, Juliette. Because you… God, you’re everything. You always have been. And love doesn’t stop even if it doesn’t know if it will ever be needed again. Love goes on, like this light. It shines without any expectation that it will serve anyone, yet it shines anyway. Hoping.”