“I’ve lived without you and it’s a fucking shitty way to live. I tasted you in every drop of liquor. I heard your voice in conversations. I saw you in every woman who walked by. I never want to be without you.” He brushes the hair away from my face. “I love you.” I love you too. “I loved you even when we were apart. I’ll still love you regardless of what happens between us. I never want you to feel alone again. I want a permanent residence in your heart.” He places his palm across my chest. “Your heart only, Aurelia.”
