"I'll have to teach you how to make a good one," I teased him, giving his hip a playful pinch. Eventually, we parted, settling with our limbs tangled. Breathing the same air. Smelling of each other. I was never happier than I was in these quiet moments with him.

"You changed my life," I agreed, forehead resting against his and holding him securely in my arms. Meeting him reshaped the future I imagined for myself, and though I'd fought against him in the beginning, I knew it was all for the better.