It’s 2am on a Wednesday night but in my mind it’s around midnight last Tuesday. You’re laying next to me in bed with your arms wrapped around me while you’re rubbing my thigh. You’re nuzzling my neck and telling me you love me. The butterflies in my stomach are so big they might as well be dinosaurs and my heart is filled with want. I tell myself this is home.
It’s 2am on Wednesday but in my head it’s 6pm 10 months ago. You’re sitting across from me at dinner. We’re drinking sake and we’re both buzzed. You’re telling me you remember when we first started hanging out that I told you that I heard the secret to a happy long term relationship was to never stop dating. And you grabbed my hand and said that that’s what you wanted with me — to never stop dating. I tell myself it’s genuine and I picture us doing it...