In Bloom

Like a long-neglected flower that has finally been pushed into the sunlight again, I am blooming. Unfurling. Opening up. I feel alive again.

I have never laughed so hard with anyone else like I do with David. I have never wanted to take away the hurt, to care for someone the way I care for him. Every word of every corny love song I've ever heard finally makes sense to me. I understand what unconditional love feels like because of him. And when I am with him, I feel like I am home. No matter where we are or what we're doing. He is home to me.

Tonight, all the longing I've felt for the past six years has finally been fulfilled. All the fantasies I've entertained in my mind have finally been acted out. And it was beautiful. So beautiful.

He entered me and it was ecstasy. I tried to hold back, but I couldn't help it; I just gasped and cried out again and again. He filled me up. Kissed me until I was out of breath. Held me so tightly that I felt like nothing else could ever touch me again.