He drops his head and I reach up and kiss his lips tenderly. At this moment, he needs me. He needs my acceptance, and for whatever reason that is, I'm going to give it to him. “It’s okay, baby,” I reassure him. He drops his head to my shoulder and I hold him tight. His arms are around me and I can just feel the sadness seeping out of him. This is the first time he has let me see him completely vulnerable this way. And he is more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. “It’s okay, baby. It’s over now.” His eyes are glazed, and he crashes his arms around me, burying his face deep in the curve
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