‘Make love to me,’ Flick said, pushing his hair up from his forehead. ‘Show me how you feel.’ When their eyes met again his confusion cleared, his anger evaporated, and with stiff muscles, his cheek twitched then he relaxed and... smiled at her. His whole face changed, and his eyes lit up when he shone that beautiful joy down on her. Their odds couldn’t get any longer, but while they were here in this room, on this bed, joined together, the world was a beautiful place.
