en
elf I'd wait for him. I kep
And what if he comes to bed right now? We'r
d toward me, like maybe he'd been forced into this, too. I was sure I was way below the standards of everyone he knew, every
didn't talk, I guessed he used the bell to call for help. I waited a bit, thinking maybe a serva
ody and over his muscles. I wanted so badly to glance down a
e. I'd never even seen a naked man. I stood there, frozen and awkward. Then I looked up and met his eyes. I waite
rs said he spoke, just at certain times. Maybe he hated me. Maybe he thought I wasn't
at him
? Is there something
e. I couldn't figure him out. I glanced around and realiz
on a s
grabbed him some underwear-there wasn't anything for him to wear,
teful even if he didn't say it. That made me feel so much b
I'll wait for
tiny smile was really nice. It made me feel hopeful, especially since he wasn't old or ugly or
I got closer to him. I went outside and sat on the balcony for a while, swinging my legs,
ething on his phone. When he came out, he did the same thing-he wrote something
wri
vor
t him, shocke
mean, divorce? We on
ped a
e me and reject me. Maybe it's because I don't talk, or maybe you love someo
e, I stood up on my tiptoes so I could get
I don't want to separate.
ed his chee
d ni
covers over myself, and waited f