vacation.
10 days with her. 11 nights. with driving and singing. and touches and kisses. comfort around others. laughter and a new friend. an ally. who is on my side. and who knows her. better than anyone i've met.
we watched soccer and spongebob. drank margaritas and beers. cocas. ate salads and burgers and hot dogs. too many hot dogs.
we swam and slept. and played and burned. there was lotion and water and heat and grapes. and friends. good friends. we made sandcastles and truces. smiled and pouted. lived alone and with many.
there were tents and dogs and sand and a hot hot deck. there were women with tops off, and even naked men. there was a party, without her.
we watched fireworks and walked and walked. shopped and shopped. ran. loitered. ate pizza and popcorn. people came and went. they came by car bike and boat and left sunkissed tired hungover full. of friendship.
we had naps and berries. she bought me shorts and let me know she loved me.
she asked me to stay one more night. and i brought her cookies.
the look on her face was enough to get me through today.
but i need more.