In This Life
“A tiny slice of light seeped through the window, allowing me to see the outline of Anna’s hair as she slept soundly next to me. I glanced at the clock by the bedside and wasn’t surprised to see that it was already noon. I didn’t think we got back to the house until almost four in the morning.
I still felt bruised and battered, but somehow the tingling feeling was gone, and the swelling of my face and lips had somewhat dissipated. I turned to my side to face her, remembering the last time I had ...the luxury of watching her sleep. I watched as her shoulders rose and fell with every breath she took; I smoothed the strands of hair that fell down her back and lightly twirled them around my fingers. I longed to reach out and touch her, but wanted to give her more time to rest. And so I waited. I shut my eyes and basked in our closeness until I felt the light brush of her fingers on my face.
“Hi,” she whispered, her voice thin and weary. She turned her body towards me, one hand tucked under her head and the other against my face.MoreLess
I still felt bruised and battered, but somehow the tingling feeling was gone, and the swelling of my face and lips had somewhat dissipated. I turned to my side to face her, remembering the last time I had ...the luxury of watching her sleep. I watched as her shoulders rose and fell with every breath she took; I smoothed the strands of hair that fell down her back and lightly twirled them around my fingers. I longed to reach out and touch her, but wanted to give her more time to rest. And so I waited. I shut my eyes and basked in our closeness until I felt the light brush of her fingers on my face.
“Hi,” she whispered, her voice thin and weary. She turned her body towards me, one hand tucked under her head and the other against my face.MoreLess
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