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Stars. Even from this distance, I could make out dozens of stars running up and down his heavily muscled arms, all different sizes, before disappearing under the fabric. Stars in between – I squinted – were they planets? Words? Squiggles?
It’s gonna be my number, Star. Five. I’m the fifth planet. And then he’d kissed me, and I forgot anything after that.
Private: We’re back in the same city, Star. Hope you’ve had a great first day. X
explaining to me how the stars changed like the seasons, switching from the northern to the southern hemisphere as the earth spun on its axis. And I’d quickly take my eyes off the road to glance over at her, and wonder if perhaps I was currently spinning off my axis.
It wasn’t just about how much I needed to see her; it was the way her eyes always met mine from under the peak of her ball cap, making me feel like I was the only man on the field. It was the way she was the last person I saw after running round the bases, and stepping into the dugout. It coated me like a protective salve.
Turns out, sex is a lot like riding a bike. Once you know how to do it, it’s hard to forget. And lying right next to me, one huge bicep curled into his side while the other was flung over his face, was the most elite, top-of-the-range bike I’d ever ridden.
