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She turns her face inward, pressing a kiss right in the center of h the cotton t-shirt I donned Macy tilts her head back and a ray of sun catches the blue in her eyes electrifies the color and enhances the sparkle

I could get lost in those eyes

"I didn't start that diary until after I had been through a lot of counseling The psychologist that suggested the journal said it would help release hts into it It was the one place I could be totally honest, and there are things in there I would have never even told Mac"

"Secrets aren't a bad thing," I point out as I stare down at her

"No, they're not," she s I wanted to share with you hy I was drawn to you And it does have to do with sex I ot us fro to calm conversation?"

I cock an eyebrow at her "Not following"

"After what Luke did toto my chest

Cupping her under the chin withWhat did I tell you before? It will only make me love you more"

Her eyes come back up, filled with confidence "While I enjoyed sex it was the overall act of it that I got off on I told you this before it's where I got attention affir when I ith a man, if you knohat I mean"

Is she saying what I think she's saying?

"You asmed before?" I ask in astonishment

"No I asmed before, but it was rare and it was usually with a lot of work onI never sahat the big deal was"

"But with ht within me "I remember that first time you came really hard Really fast"

"So fast," she says with an impish smile "It stunnedand that you ood at sex But I quickly realized after that, it wasn't just physical There was always an es all the tis about you That you were dedicated to justice That you protected Mac That you were smart, loyal, and kind to others I think nized a connection with you even if I would never have admitted it out loud I think that's why it's always been so explosive with you from the start"

Leaning down, I give her a soft kiss "I think I know exactly what you mean"

"And Cal while you y within me, you also quiet me I don't think my soul has ever felt as quiet and calm as when I'm with you You're the only person in the world who makes me feel that way You're the only man I will ever love"

Intense pleasure electrifies within me over those words My heart practically bursts outward as a wave of pure joy washes throughhold on to it, because as of thisI've ever felt in my entire life

She goes to her tiptoes, bringing her face closer to entle as the breeze that sifts through the orchard I've never felt closer to another hu is I know that this is only the beginning of the foundation we're laying I'm filled with immeasurable hope, a frenzy of excitement, and an inner peace that settles in deep The experiences we'll have will draw us even closer together

It's the start of a new life for both of us

Epilogue

Four years and soe later

I open the botto files, slap them on top, and then sit down in the squeaky chair I've been proet our ho so bad outside that I couldn't make it in to work today, it appears I don't have an excuse to put it off any longer

We've been in this apartment for over three years now, and we ht for us She didn't want to live in her apartment and I didn't ask why, but I suspect because it was too representative of the old Macy Don't getthere's still plenty of the old Macy inside of her, and much to et to see the most of

I didn't want us to live in h Macy said she'd cut down on her wardrobe, there just wasn't enough from for both of us

So we compromised

In fact, it was our first big decision and compromise we made as a couple

I think we handled it well We only got into one s But ultih I had my doubts about the location of this one, especially since it would add on an extra fifteen otten special sexual favors for a reement That was totally a win for me

And in the three years we've been here, we've just ed to accuh space I suppose it's a lot like life you just have to choose those things that are essential to your happiness and cut the chaff away