Oh my goodness, I made an absolute fool out of myself this afternoon.
What came over me?
I can’t really pinpoint what made me issue a subtle proposition to my best friend’s grandfather, only that it felt really, exquisitely right in the moment. When I got up close to the man and his strength washed over me, I went weak in the knees. My blood heated to a boiling point so fast, I got lightheaded. He smells like the leather of an expensive new belt. He’s so much bigger than me. In height and girth. All I could think was…
All I could hear was my mind saying…
Take care of me.
Take care of me.
Which is so not my personality. As an orphan who lived her life in foster homes, I’ve had to fight for every scrap of food, every advantage. No one was going to look after poor, abandoned Terrence, s
