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I never imagined that at the age of 64
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life would still have so many surprises
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left for me it was a regular day on the
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farm the kind that blended into all the
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others the Sun was shining high above
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casting Warm Rays across the fields and
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the gentle breeze was soothing as I went
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about my chores I've been living on this
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farm for most of my life ever since my
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husband passed away it became My
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Sanctuary my comfort zone but there was
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something different about today
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something in the air something I
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couldn't quite put my finger on my
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nephew Alex had been visiting me for a
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while now helping me with the heavy work
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making sure I was well taken care of he
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was in his mid 20s a strong handsome
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young man with a charm that was
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undeniable it felt nice having him
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around ACC company the laughter the
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occasional shared meals I hadn't
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realized just how much I missed the
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sound of another person's voice until he
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arrived he was always so attentive so
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kind and although he was my nephew I
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often found myself looking at him a
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little longer than I should have that
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day we were working side by side in the
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barn moving hay bales and feeding the
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animals the sweat glistened on his
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forehead his shirt clinging to his
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muscular frame I noticed how
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effortlessly he handled the work and
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there was something about the way he
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moved confident yet gentle that caught
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my attention as he bent down to lift
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another bail I couldn't help but admire
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his strength the way his body seemed to
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work in perfect harmony with nature my
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heart fluttered in a way I hadn't felt
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in years we took a break sitting on the
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edge of the old wooden fence that
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overlooked the fields the sky was
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painted in Hues of pink and orange as
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the sun began to set casting a warm glow
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over everything Alex looked over at me
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his eyes soft filled with something I
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couldn't quite name so you've done so
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much here Aunt Lily he said his voice
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deep and sincere I don't know how you do
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it day in and day out I smiled a little
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embarrassed by the compliment it's just
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life I replied brushing a stray lock of
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hair behind my ear it's what I know Alex
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leaned in a little closer his arm
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brushing against mine the warmth of his
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skin sent a shiver down my spine and for
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the first time I became acutely aware of
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the closeness between us his gaze
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lingered on mine and in that moment
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something shifted the way he looked at
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me wasn't the way a nephew looks at his
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aunt it was something deeper something
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that made my pulse Quicken there was a
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silence between us one that felt heavy
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with unspoken words I wanted to say
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something anything to break the tension
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but I couldn't my mind was racing my
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heart pounding in my chest I hadn't felt
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this alive in years and then as if
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reading my thoughts Alex gently placed
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his hand on mine his touch was
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electrifying sending waves of warmth
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through my entire body Aunt Lily he
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began his voice barely above a whisper I
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don't know how to say this but I've been
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feeling something something I can't
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ignore I swallowed hard my throat
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suddenly dry what do you mean his eyes
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locked with mine intense and full of
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emotion I know we're family but I've
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been drawn to you in a way that I can't
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explain I think about you all the time
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the way you laugh the way you carry
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yourself there's something about you
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Lily something that makes me feel things
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I've never felt before I was speechless
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how could this be happening How Could my
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own nephew this young vibrant man be
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saying these things to me and yet as I
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looked into his eyes I knew that I felt
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the same the feelings I had been trying
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to push down to ignore were bubbling up
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to the surface undeniable and impossible
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to contain I Alex I don't know what to
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say I stammered my mind spinning you
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don't have to say anything he replied
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softly I just want you to know how I
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feel I don't expect anything from you I
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just needed to tell you for a long
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moment we sat there in silence his hand
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still resting on mine the sun had dipped
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below the Horizon and the only sound was
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the soft rustle of the Wind Through the
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Trees my heart was racing my mind a
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whirlwind of thoughts and emotions there
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were still so many questions so many
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things left unsa but for now it didn't
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matter all that mattered was this moment
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this feeling this new and unexpected
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chapter in my life and as Alex's hand
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found mine once again I knew that
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whatever came next we would face it
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together the days that followed felt
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surreal the world outside the farm
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seemed to disappear leaving Just the Two
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of Us in this cocon of feelings neither
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of us could fully explain Alex continued
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to help with the daily chores but there
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was something unspoken lingering between
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us now every touch every glance felt
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charged with electricity it was like we
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were walking on the edge of something
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dangerous and exhilarating at the same
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time one afternoon we were working by
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the old apple trees on the far side of
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the farm picking The Last of The
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Season's fruit the sun was high casting
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Golden Light across the field and Alex
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Stood Beside Me his arms full of apples
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his shirt clinging to his skin from the
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warmth of the day he caught me looking
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at him and for a moment we both froze
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the air between us was thick with
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tension a simmering desire that neither
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of us could deny Lily he said softly
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stepping closer his voice deep and hus
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I can't stop thinking about you about us
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this is crazy I whispered my voice
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barely audible we shouldn't be feeling
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this way but we are he replied his voice
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low and full of emotion and I don't want
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to fight it anymore before I could
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respond Alex closed the small distance
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between us gently cupping my face in his
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hands he leaned in his lips brushing
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mine in the softest most tentative kiss
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like a question waiting to be answered a
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surge of warmth spread through me and
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all at once I forgot about the reasons
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we shouldn't forgot about everything
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except the feel of his lips on mine the
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kiss deepened as his arms wrapped around
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me pulling me closer my hand slid up to
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his shoulders feeling the strength in
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his body and I kissed him back with a
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passion I hadn't known I still possessed
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his lips were soft warm and tasted
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faintly of the apples we'd been picking
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I felt like I was melting into him every
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touch every movement sending shivers
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down my spine we broke apart only when
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we were breathless both of us standing
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there Hearts racing I stared up at him
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my mind spinning with the reality of
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what had just happened but as I looked
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into his eyes I realized that I didn't
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feel guilty or ashamed I felt alive
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alive in a way I hadn't felt in years I
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don't want to stop I whispered
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surprising even myself with the
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intensity of my words Alex's gaze
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softened and he smiled at me in that way
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that made my heart skip a beat neither
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do I he leaned in again capturing my
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lips in another kiss this time more
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urgent more intense his hands roam down
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my back pulling me flush against him and
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I could feel the heat radiating from his
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body my fingers Tangled in his hair as
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our kiss deepened the world around us
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slipping away until there was only him
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only this moment we lost track of time
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standing there in the Golden Light of
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the late afternoon kissing as though
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nothing else mattered his kisses were a
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mixture of t tenderness and hunger as if
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he couldn't get enough of me and I found
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myself responding with equal intensity
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every time our lips met it felt like a
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spark igniting inside me something long
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dormant coming to life once more when we
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finally pulled apart both of us
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breathing hard I rested my forehead
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against his chest feeling the rapid beat
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of his heart beneath my cheek his arms
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tighten around me holding me close and
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for the first time in a long time I felt
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truly safe till later that evening we
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sat together on the porch watching the
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sun dip below the Horizon painting the
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sky in shades of orange and pink Alexa's
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arm was draped casually over my
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shoulders his fingers tracing soft
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circles on my skin I leaned into him
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resting my head against his shoulder
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feeling the steady rise and fall of his
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chest I don't know what the future holds
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I said softly breaking the comfortable
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silence but I know that I don't want to
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face it without you Alex turned to me
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his eyes full of warmth and love he
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reached up gently tilting my chin so
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that our eyes met his thumb brushed
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lightly over my bottom lip sending a
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shiver through me you're right he
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murmured his voice low and intimate what
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matters is how we feel about each other
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letun take things one day at a time I
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nodded feeling a sense of relief wash
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over me we sat in comfortable silence
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watching the last rays of sunlight
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disappear behind the Horizon as Darkness
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fell we headed inside hand in hand ready
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to face whatever the future might bring
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together that night as I lay in bed I
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reflected on the unexpected turn my life
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had taken I felt a mix of excitement and
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trepidation but most of all I felt
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grateful for this second chance at love