8 years ago *Dion* I wait in the shadows, my heart in my throat, worried she might not show, that in the light of day she might have been filled with regrets. I had left her near dawn with the promise to be waiting for her at midnight. After making love to her, after holding her in my arms, I had known I would find it impossible to wait until Tuesday to see her. Even now, I am contemplating stealing inside … Then the door opens, and she is slipping through the narrow gap. Before she closes the door, I am at her side, inhaling her sweet fragrance, taking pleasure from the way she beams up at me. “Hello”. She says. “Hello”. Then because I have no resistance where she is concerned, I kiss her, loving the way she comes to me with such eagerness, her arms winding around my neck, her breast

