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December 16 - December 18, 2023
He wanted the simple beauty of teasing her lips with his, the hazy joy of learning her mouth differently this time. He wanted to let the taste of her linger on his tongue, explore all her flavors, and savor each one. He wanted to start again.
She’d said they made no sense, but they did. They were a shared memory. A promise of something good. They were single-syllable truths in a conspiracy-theory world. They were heat and touch and faith and joy. They were a kite in the sky. A storm on the sea. She was the sand, and he was a wave. She was a song. He was its voice. Holy shit.
The surefire fastest way to her mother’s heart was to tell her that all the money spent on facials and luxury skincare was working. Her mother approached aging like a toddler fighting a nap—kicking and screaming and crying that she wasn’t ready yet.
“And why did you have to flirt with my mom?” “I was trying to defuse the situation.” He did the suggestive eyebrow thing again. “Not a woman in the world can resist the ol’ Colton charm, amirite?” “I’m going to set you on fire.”