Dark Notes

by Pam Godwin

“You’re mine, Ivory. That means your problems are mine. Your bills, your worries, your safety…” I kiss the corner of her mouth. “All of it belongs to me.”

“The thing I value most doesn’t cost a dime, yet it seems to be the hardest for people to give.”

A hug. That’s the thing she values most.

I want you. I wait for you. You have me.

I’ve never wanted anyone the way I want her. Not just her body. I want her everything. She is the strongest emotion I’ve ever felt.

I’m his Ivory, and he’s my darkest note.

We need each other, not because our bodies fit so well together, but because our hearts beat the same tune, for the same reason.