23.
BOND:
A connection that fastens things or people together.
The next morning, I woke up Ryder with kisses. He smiled at me and then he held me by the waist, pushed me on my back and pinned me between his body and the soft mattresses of his bed. There was no need for words after that.
It was almost noontime when we got up from bed. I knew that Ryder would leave soon and this made me want to cry already.
“What time’s your flight?” I asked him.
He smiled and pulled me to him. “Tomorrow at ten.”
“Why?” I asked in surprise.
“I canceled things today.”
“Ryder… why did you do that?”
He kissed me. “I wanted to. A day won’t hurt. It’s our first day together… for real. The first day that didn’t have to end.”
I gave him a hug. “Geography’s going to be a bummer, won’t it?”
He chuckled
