Unraveling Him
Her mouth opened up in shock, "Oh my god, you just called me cute!"
I winced, "I take it back."
She shook her head, liking this way too much, "Nope, never, Mr. grumpy pants called me cute, I must be special."
Oh that, she was.
Very special. She steadies me and stirs me, all at once.
Both her past and mine are entangled in a very complicated way. I am still trying to understand that. In spite of it, the present still made us cross paths, and the future, well, that will always be uncertain.