I Just Want You
"Because it's what I've always done. Put in my time, kept my distance, not gotten involved."
My stomach flipped over a couple of times. Okay, physically it couldn't turn, but the churning caused by anxiety did a really great imitation.
I wanted to throw myself into his arms. I wanted him to hold me and tell me it was going to be all right. Only he wouldn't, because nothing in my life had ever been that easy. I had no idea why he was here.
Maybe to offer me some advice or something. I would smile politely, listen, push him out the door, then have a private breakdown. I was getting good at those.
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