Homecoming

Lake-blue eyes. The water laps at my toes. Refreshing wetness. I know this place. I haven’t been here before. I hesitate before taking a step. Just one step, but now I’m drowning. Drowning. I’ve never breathed so deeply.

I lean into soft, full lips. They embrace, they dance. Our lips have been rehearsing together for years. How is it we’ve only just met?

Your ambrosial exhale draws me in. My face can’t get close enough. I’ve never craved a smell this way, never inhaled anything like you. I’m spellbound. I’ve known this scent forever.

Warm hands on my back. Gentle, firm. Your fingers know my skin so well. You’ve touched this body a million times. How is it we’ve only just met?

“It’s okay to be scared,” you whisper.

I melt into you. This is home.