Chapter 11
For the next fifteen minutes or so, I luxuriated in Sky’s ambrosial companionship, lounging on the couch with my head in his lap, savoring his tender touch, relishing his blessed affection. In telling him the basic tale regarding my chance encounter with the mysterious stranger, I purposefully took my sweet time. I didn’t want the tranquility to end. I just wanted to bask in the balmy heat of his body for as long as possible, imagining we had no frustrating mystery to solve, no pressing commitments in the world except to one another.
And I also prayed this serene time together would help us weave that delicate tapestry of our budding relationship into a powerful bond of love.
Yes, love. Although I had stretched out my tale for as long as possible, I hadn’t blueprinted every d
