For Once, Nothing Held Us Back

We were both free and we made the most of it

Photo by henri meilhac on Unsplash

We’ve been watching each other for way too long. Cautiously at first, being in a relationship with other people. Not all that happy relationships, but boundaries need to be respected. Even then, though, he’d compliment me whenever we happened to be alone for a brief moment or two.

“Lovely stockings,” he’d say when I wore…