Ariel Beckham.
I submit, bending across the flower table as he guides me. Who knew it would take this—s*x, yes—but not just that. It’s Ramirez, waiting for me to wake, already staring at my face. And once my eyes open, I hear his voice, full of weight, raw with vulnerability.
“Don’t say anything. Just listen to me, Ariel. Forget everything I said in my moment of anger. I’m sorry for making you feel as if our love was a mistake. It was not... it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. Your love is my confidence. It is my hope. It is the reason I have the will to continue this life. Blinded by anger, I failed to see what life without you would look like. What we’ve lost, we may never get back but if we never have one thing, I have you. That’s all I need. You are the threshold for m
