Blackness fades into a perfect picture of you. You’re face, just as beautiful as ever, is only inches away from mine. Your freckles scatter my thoughts and I can’t believe you’re here. The room is a soft, bright, white. Your body is a silhouette against the background and all I can feel is warmth. Your skin on mine carries every breath you take into my chest and my heart races. You’re smiling and all I can do is wonder where you’ve been. I’ve prayed for a moment like this for months over and yet, here you are as if we had never been apart.

A soft chuckle breaks me from my trance and I’m transferred into the now. We roll together and the sun creeps through the blinds into your eyes. Pools of honey, like your arms, embrace me. I can smell your perfume ever so slightly as the blankets shuffle around our feet. Cold toes, rubbing warm legs welcome me into a state of bliss I’ve only ever dreamed of. You run your fingers through my hair and down my cheek. My arms wrapped so tightly around your body explore every curve as if it’s the last time.

We bring our faces closer and rub our noses together. Your eyes are closed, but I can’t bring myself to lose you even for a moment. Every feature of your face is exactly as I remember it and those lips beg me. Just as our lips meet, I take a deep breath to savor your perfume. My eyes open and you’re gone.