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Jameson
After we spend a whole twenty four hours exhausting each other, hardly leaving Emma’s bedroom, I’m still starved for her. For her touch, yes. And her body.
But also for her laugh, for her way of excitedly telling stories. Her honesty. Her acceptance of me, flaws and all.
So I do what I’ve never done in my entire adult life… I actually call in sick to work. I call Forest and say that I’m not coming into Cure for the next two days. I don’t say that I’m sick, just that I’m not coming in.
I think he is a little startled by my announcement, but Forest just says okay. When I hang up the phone, I look at Emma and think, we need to go somewhere. Not somewhere far. And not for too long.
I just feel the need to be somewhere else with Emma. Somewhere that’s as wild and beautiful as s
