To Love A Monster
He taps his jaw, then sets his hands behind his back.
"Christ. I'm not going to fucking beat you. Just don't fuck up again."
"You can. It's your right."
"Don't fuck up. That's all." With that I walk inside, hearing Hamish light up a cigarette behind me. Valentina is at the window watching us. I close the front door and for the first time in a long time, breathe a sigh of relief.
She's here. She's safe. She's mine.
I go to her, take her in my arms and pull her to me. Cupping the back of her head, I bury my face in her hair, memorizing her scent, and, another first in a long time, I feel like I've come home.
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